ORAL HISTORY CENTER
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF MADISON COUNTY
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

An Index of a Recorded Interview
With
Carr, James, Jr.
A. G. Dunston, Interviewer
8 March 1992

The following is an unrehearsed taped interview with James Carr, Jr.
Mr. Carr discusses his life as a resident of Madison County.
This interview was taped in conjunction with the African American Community
of Madison County Oral History Project at Eastern Kentucky University.

 
LOCATION: Mr. Carr's home in Richmond, Kentucky.
DATE: March 8, 1992
TIME:
LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: 50-Minutes
TYPE OF MACHINE USED: Califone Cassette
000-010 Introduction.
015-030 James Carr, JR., born at White Hall, 1923 May 1.
030-085 Family background: Parents, William and Emiline Carr, siblings, grandparents.
085-105 Armed Services, educational background; McCord School and Richmond High.
105-119 More on family: wife and children
119-128 Richmond High busing.
128-155 Transition to Army and positions/duties; service in Korea.
155-185 Returns to Richmond; job scarcity; employed at junkyard, later as a mechanic and driver.
185-233 Discusses retirement and growing tobacco within city limits.
233-244 Residency on Urban Street.
244-262 His families church affiliation with St. Paul's AME.
262-279 Peyton Town, a rural Black community.
279-323 Recollections of Richmond High and Principal Fletcher
323-334 Carr's childhood and his grandparents farm.
334-351 No participation in social organizations.
351-367 Interracial relations.
367-415 Empty.
END SIDE I
BEGINNING SIDE II
000-024 Empty.
024-035 Discusses farming.
035-047 East Main Street and Black neighborhoods within Richmond.
047-075 Telford Community Center and his community work.
075-085 Interviewer explains the purpose of the interview.
085-118 Carr's assessment of Richmond.
118-152 Carr discusses his life, family, and Army service.
152-197 Post-WWII Army service and mechanical training.
197-244 Recalls an incident in Texas when he faced discrimination.
244-293 Service in Korea; his convertible car stolen from army base.
293-315 Vacations at Myrtle Beach.
315-349 Interviewer explains release of information agreement.
349-416 Empty.

END OF INTERVIEW

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