Black Oral HIstories of Beaufort County

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Georgia Smallwood: Learning life lessons at a young age.
Born in Martin County, North Carolina, Georgina Smallwood grew up on a farm. Her father was a sharecropper, and she and her siblings helped to work the fields. It wasnt an easy life, but they always
The life story of James H. Smallwood
Born and raised in Beaufort County, North Carolina, James H. Smallwood continues to live on what remains of the ancestral piece of property that his great-grandfather purchased in 1871. As a child, he
“Someone has always been looking over me.” The life story of Bishop Frederick Hopkins
75-year-old Frederick Hopkins lost his father at the age of three. He credits his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother for their tireless hours in molding him into the man he has become. He play
Florence Lodge: A true trailblazer
At 88 years of age, Florence Lodge has spent a life questioning, and if something needed changing, she was always there. This meant helping others and trying to make positive changes in the world. Sh
Betty Randolph: Seeing the world on both sides
Betty Jean Barr Randolph was born in the small rural town of Greelyville, South Carolina, in 1942. As she said, If you were Black, you were human, but you may not have had the same experiences as oth
Archie Harding: A lifetime of memories
Born on January 18, 1934, 91-year-old Archie Harding grew up on the family farm just east of Washington, North Carolina. The family had no tractors in those days, so they used mules to plow and work t
“The Crab Picker”
For the last 92 years, Goldring Satchell has called Belhaven, NC home. When she was 16 she tired of school and went to work for Fish and Oyster. And there she remained for the next 46 years before ret
The life story of Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith was born on May 3, 1936, in the small town of Blounts Creek, NC. His family has deep roots in this small Eastern North Carolina community near the banks of the Pamlico River, as farming wa
The story of Florence Moore
Born on July 18, 1944, Florence Moore has called Washington, North Carolina home her entire life. She shares some of her family history, and what life was like during the days of the Jim Crow era and