Thomas and Ophelia Walker, April 4, 1974

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Title	Thomas and Ophelia Walker, April 4, 1974
Birthdate/Interviewee	Thomas -- 1904; Ophelia -- 1903
Occupation/Interviewee	Thomas -- Janitor
Interview Date	1974-04-04
Length of Interview	34 minutes
Listen to Interview	http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/flash/?aud=thomasandopheliawalker&img=bla
Subject	Walker, Thomas Walker, Ophelia Oral history -- United States African Americans -- Montana
Type	Interviews
Interview Location	United States -- Montana -- Anaconda
Interviewer	Taylor, Quintard
Abstractor	Knight, Margot H.
Abstract	SIDE A 0 - 3 He came from Texas when he was 13. She's been in Montana since 1923. Family backgrounds . 3 - 6 Black churches in town. Black social clubs. Blacks lived all over town. Schooling . 6 - 9 Well-known blacks from the area. Contact with relatives outside of Montana. Other black families . 9 - 12 Black baseball team. Other entertainment. Picnics. Local band . 12 - 14 His work as a janitor for 42 years. Jobs blacks had . 14 - 21 Blacks in politics. Blacks in city and county jobs. Black- population. Many blacks-moved to Seattle . 21 - 26 Blacks in surrounding towns. No contact with other minorities . 26 - 30 Their feelings about living in the Northwest.
Abstract Date	1979-06-19
Identifier	thomasandopheliawalker.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.
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

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