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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> English]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2015-11-20]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech. ]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Railroad]]> graduated from Roanoke College before becoming a pastor. In this interview, Wright describes the Elliston community, education opportunities, and race relations in Montgomery County. Wright discusses the reaction to desegregation and his participation in Civil Rights demonstrations. Additionally, Wright provides insight into some of the Black civic leaders in the Montgomery County area.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Agriculture]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> African American history]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Football]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Kentland Farm]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Railroad]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Agriculture]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Farm tenancy--Virginia.]]> Railroad]]> Post office buildings]]> Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)]]>
Mason Franklin Scott was born in 1928 and grew up in Elliston, Virginia. Scott attended Christiansburg Industrial Institute before completing his education in the Youth’s Army Program. He worked on the railroad before serving in the Army during the Korean War. As a veteran, Scott worked as a Postal Service employee in Blacksburg and Elliston, Virginia. In this interview, Mason Scott is accompanied by his mother, Valerie Scott, and he discusses his experience with the railroad, his service in the Army, race relations in Montgomery County, and work opportunities for Black Appalachians.

James E. Dow was born in Pennsylvania in 1928. He grew up in Elliston, Virginia, and he was raised by his grandparents. Dow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute before serving in the Army during the Korean War. Upon his return from service, he worked for the railroad, briefly, before working in the Civil Service department at the Veteran’s Hospital. In this interview, Dow shares his experience of attending Christiansburg Institute, describes working for the railroad and the Army, and discusses race relations in the Montgomery County area.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]>
Cora Elizabeth Oveter McDaniel Pack was born and raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, and she married Waymon Pack in 1943. Cora Pack joins her husband in describing desegregation and educational opportunities for Black Appalachians. In this interview, Cora Pack discusses racial issues that her son faced in the Montgomery County school system after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> World War II]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> World War II]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Railroad]]> World War II]]>
Elizabeth (Betty) R. Lester was born in New Jersey before marrying Thompson Lester and moving to Christiansburg, Virginia. In this interview, Elizabeth Lester joins her husband in talking about the Christiansburg community. She specifically describes health care access to Black community members, unequal access to public goods and services, church life in the community, and social life in the community, such as the Household of Ruth organization.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Coal mines and mining]]>
Additionally, Johnson describes how his barbershop developed into a prominent Black business in Blacksburg, and he describes his challenges in starting his own barbering business.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Railroad]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Ku Klux Klan (1915- )]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Farm tenancy--Virginia.]]> Iron foundries--Virginia]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]>
His wife, Ethel Dobbins of Bedford, Virginia, briefly discusses grocery stores in the Montgomery County area and relations between Black and White residents.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Kentland Farm]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> University History]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> University History]]> University Archives]]> Education, Secondary]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Virginia, Southwest]]> Aerospace engineers]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Oral histories (document genres)]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> VT Stories, Kevin Crofton]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Oral histories (document genres)]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets]]> career, including his time as a student at Virginia Tech and his continued involvement with the university in the decades since.]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> VT Stories, Bob Quisenberry]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets]]>
This transcript was created from files on a previous iteration of the 125th Anniversary website. The audio of this interview has not yet been digitized by Special Collections and University Archives. ]]> 1998-11-17]]> This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en]]> English]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]> University History]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Women]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Home economics]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Football]]> Blackwood and Willis Blackwood, Ren Harman asks about
their lives as they connect to Virginia Tech. Along with
early life at Virginia Tech and family life, this interview
touches on their continued charity to the University,
achievements and honors bestowed upon them from the
University, and the Real Estate Program they initiated on
campus.]]> 2018-05-10]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association]]>
While at Virginia Tech, he majored in general science and took part in the German Club and Sigma Nu, along with the Corps. After graduation and serving in the U.S. Army Security Agency, he worked in telecommunications. He remains involved in Virginia Tech affairs through the Legacy Society and the College of Science. ]]> 2018-04-26]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association]]> University History]]> 2018-05-16]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> April 16, 2007 shootings]]> Diversity in higher education]]> Local/Regional History and Appalachian South]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association]]> Department of Human Resources at Virginia Tech. This
nearly hour-long interview contains his first-hand account
of several impactful people and events that shaped Tech in
the last half century. Most of the individuals mentioned
have since been dedicated a building on campus.]]> 2019-05-10]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Douglas Martin, VT Stories]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> University History]]> Sexual minorities]]> 2016-03-16]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> 2019-03-07]]> Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech. ]]> Jim Hatch, VT Stories]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech ]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> University History]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> Permission to publish material from the Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection must adhere to the CC BY-NC 4.0 license and credit Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]>
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