Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Chris Cooper, April 4, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
Title
Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Chris Cooper, April 4, 2022 (Ms2019-045)
Subject
Description
An oral history interview with Christine "Chris" Beamer Cooper, a Fries native who grew up in the Hollow, a small neighborhood within Fries. After moving to Galax in the 1960s, she worked for the Roses department store for forty years and settled in Mount Airy, North Carolina. In this interview, Chris talks about growing up as an African American in the town, attending segregated schools and eventually integrating, and local histories of native families.
Date
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.
Type
Identifier
Ms2019-045_ChrisCooper
Interviewer
Kevin Combs
Narrator
Christine "Chris" Cooper
Location
Fries, Va.
Duration
00:45:05
Citation
“Fries Textile Mill Oral Histories Oral History with Chris Cooper, April 4, 2022 (Ms2019-045),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed November 29, 2023, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2019-045/Ms2019-045_ChrisCooper.