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- Description is exactly "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. "
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