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Title	Mr. and Mrs. James Chase, November 2, 1972
Interview Date	1972-11-02
Length of Interview	1 hour
Listen to Interview	http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/flash/?aud=chase&img=bla
Subject	Chase, Mr. and Mrs. James<br>Oral history--United States<br>African Americans--Washington (State)--Spokane<br>African Americans -- Employment<br>African Americans -- Social Conditions -- 20th century
Type	Interviews
Interview Location	United States-- Washington-- Spokane
Interviewer	Taylor, Quintard
Abstractor	Knight, Margot H.
Abstract	SIDE A 0 - 7 minutes Family background--her father came from Mississippi to Spokane in 1890. He worked as a printer. Her uncle printed The Citizen. Her grandfather established the Calvary Baptist Church in Spokane. Several of her relatives were involved in owning and operating an orchard company. Darryl's Landing on Deer Lake. 7 - 10 minutes More about her father and the newspaper business. He was active in Masonic affairs, also. 10 - 14 minutes Social conditions for blacks during her father's lifetime. Many blacks worked at the railroad station, the hotels, and the Spokane Club, a men's social club. Many had to work two jobs. 14 - 16 minutes Her mother's family came from Maryland. Her grandfather was a barber in Spokane. 16 - 25 minutes Black politicians in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Chase talks about why he came out to Spokane in 1934--there was more opportunity than in Texas. Change in attitude towards blacks and blacks themselves over the past 10 years. Hotel and restaurant accommodations. 25 - 27 minutes Planning for the conditions of blacks in the city. They would record how they were treated at various places in town. 27 - 30 minutes He owns and operates a body and fender company. Other Negro businesses in town. SIDE B 0 - 2 minutes Church work. She was involved with many of the churches in town. 2 - 3 minutes Black organizations in town. Federation of Colored Women's Club. 3 - 8 minutes They do not maintain much contact with relatives. Recollections of famous blacks from Spokane. Touring church singers. 8 - 10 minutes The Seattle Enterprise. The NAACP started in 1918 in Spokane. 10 - 11 minutes Discussion about black Episcopalian colleges in the East. 11 - 19 minutes He talks about his decision to run for City Council in 1969. Spokane is very conservative and he advocated getting Federal aid. Talks about the campaign. He thinks he indirectly helped the City Council to establish the Housing Authority . 19 - 27 minutes More about black businesses in town. The Civil Rights movement has really helped blacks. Discussion about the distinction that many whites make between black pioneers and blacks that have come out more recently. There are many more opportunities for blacks now. 28 - 30 minutes Not many social outlets for blacks in Spokane. Many activities were integrated.
Identifier	chase.rm
Collection	Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cass2.htm
Language	English
Format	Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps and placed on a RealServer 8.0 streaming server at the Washington State University Libraries. In 2002, graduate students at the University of Washington's Information School described and uploaded these RealAudio files to a CONTENTdm server at the Washington State University Libraries.
Rights	For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries http://wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Contributors	The Information School of the University of Washington: Eydie Detera, Jon Haupt, Tess Mayer, Margie Miller, Tammara Turner

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