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OH 1616

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeGOVAN, Amelia (b. 1917)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1616
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Eastland County African American Women’s Oral History Project. Longtime resident of Eastland, Texas. Experiences regarding rural life, racial segregation, and race relations in Eastland County, Texas; early childhood in a farming family in Elmo, Texas; family’s move to town of Eastland; decision to move to Los Angles, Cal., in search of work; return to Eastland; religious and social life among African Americans in Eastland; family history.
Interviewer(s)DeAnn Rose
Physical Description45 pp.
Terms of UseOpen