| Interviewee | SLEDGE, Ely (b. 1934) |
| Professions | teacher |
| Interview ID # | OH 1457 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Teacher. His reminiscences about life on an African-American farm in Denton County, Texas, 1934-1960. Memories of his ex-slave step-grandfather; his description of old farm equipment; crops and livestock; canning and food preservation; a description of the family sorghum mill; their first radio; home remedies; holidays and social events; the African-American migration to cities and out of state. |
| Interviewer(s) | Steve Lohse, Karen Horn |
| Physical Description | 89 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
