These oral histories were recorded and transcribed by Eugenia M. Fulcher for her doctoral thesis at Georgia Southern University. The thesis, presented in the spring of 1999, is entitled Dreams Do Come True: How Rural One- and Two-Room Schools Influenced the Lives of African Americans in Burke County, Georgia, 1930-1955.
 

Box 1 - Cassette Tapes

This table gives the name of the interviewee, the date of the interview, and the number of tapes for each interview.
 

Interviewee	Date of Interview	# of tapes
Mrs. Willie H. Benefield	May 16, 1997	2
Allene Bessent	Sept. 20, 1998	2
William E. Bessent	Sept. 22, 1998	1
Ellis Godbee	Nov. 18, 1998	1
Emma Gresham	Oct. 12, 1998	2
Alma Griffin	May 13, 1997	2
Savella Hall	May 26, 1997	2
Woodrow Harvey	May 15, 1997	2
Paul Howard	May 27, 1997	2
Wilbert Roberts	Dec. 2, 1998	2
G. Samuel Stone	Oct. 21, 1998	1
Lela Stone	Oct. 21, 1998	2
Gertie Ward	Nov. 1, 1998	2
Dr. Justine Washington	Oct. 12, 1998	2
George Williams	Oct. 16, 1998	2
Azalene Young	Oct. 5, 1998	2

 
 
 

Box 2 - Transcripts
 

Each transcript is contained in a single folder. They match the oral history cassettes in Box 1.

Mrs. Willie Henry Benefield

Allene Bessent

William E. Bessent

Ellis Godbee

Emma Gresham

Alma Griffin

Savella Hall

Woodrow Harvey

Rev. Paul Howard

Wilbert Roberts

G. Samuel Stone

Lela Stone

Gertie Ward

Dr. Justine Washington

George Williams

Azalene Young