James H. Boyd Interview, 2023-05-11 [OH.008.007] - North Carolina Digital Collections

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Title

James H. Boyd Interview, 2023-05-11 [OH.008.007]

Link

https://archive.org/details/oh-fe-158-007-james-hboyd-20230511

Date

May 11 2023

Creator

["Boyd, James H."]

Contributor

["Trice, Stephanie Mills."]

Rights

All rights for this interview held by State Archives of North Carolina. Contact Archives Registrar for permissions or publication.

Description

Oral history interview with James H. Boyd (b.1942), a longtime resident of Warren County, North Carolina. James H. Boyd details what small-town farming was like in Macon, North Carolina when he was a child. Boyd describes some of the discrimination he faced and racial violence he witnessed growing up in Warren County. This interview was conducted by Stephanie Mills Trice on May 11, 2023. The Oral History collection contains interviews conducted and acquired by the Oral History Unit of the State Archives of North Carolina. This unit seeks to work with individuals and communities across the state to record and preserve the lived experience of North Carolinians, as told by North Carolinians and to make these histories accessible for generations to come. This interview contains content that may be harmful or difficult to view, including language that reflects outdated, biased, offensive views as well as descriptions of conflict, racism, and violence.

Subject

["Oral histories","Oral history","Segregation","Rosenwald schools","Segregation in education","School integration","Farm life","Tobacco curing","United States, Voting Rights Act of 1965","New Farmers of America","Night riding (Racial violence)","Murder--United States","Folklore—Southern States","Voting","Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Protestant churches","City and town life--United States","Race relations","Racism","Race discrimination","Discrimination","Small schools","Rural schools","Rural churches","Race"]

Index Terms

Jordan Hill Elementary School (Macon, N.C.); Warren County Training School-North Warren High School (Warren County, N.C.); North Warren High School (Warren County, N.C.); Jordan Hill Baptist Church (Macon, N.C.); Warren General Hospital (Warrenton, N.C.); John Graham High School (Warrenton, N.C.); Robinson Ferry Road (Macon, N.C.); Mount Zion Baptist Church (Macon, N.C.)

Local Call Number

OH.008.007

Place

["Sussex County, New Jersey, United States","Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, United States","Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina, United States","Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States","Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States","Littleton, Warren County, North Carolina, United States","Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States","Wise, Warren County, North Carolina, United States","Macon, Warren County, North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1990-current) Contemporary","(1954-1971) Civil Rights era","(1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period"]

Digital Collections

["Facing East 158 Voices Oral History Project","Oral History Materials"]

Source Collections

["Facing East 158 Voices Oral History Project. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Format

["Oral histories","Sound recordings","Transcripts"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina","Internet Archive"]

Identifier

OH_FE158_007_JamesHBoyd_20230511

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