Mary Parham and Karlotta Washington

Recorded June 26, 2018 40:08 minutes
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Id: atl003859

Description

Karlotta Parham Washington (48) interviews her mother Mary Parham (76) about Mary's life growing up in Augusta, Georgia, and her entrepreneurial life buying and selling houses and being a general contractor.

Subject Log / Time Code

Karlotta (K) asks Mary (M) to talk about how she didn't become aware of racism until she was an adult.
K asks M how she realized she had become an entrepreneur.
K asks M how she started buying properties.
M talks about how all her children are different and how she treats them as individuals.
M talks about still owning 12 properties and never carrying a mortgage to full term, but paying it off early.
K asks M how she became a general contractor.
M and K talk about their frequent moves and how it has prevented them from having life-long friends.
K asks M what she would like to do in her life now.

Participants

  • Mary Parham
  • Karlotta Washington

Recording Locations

Atlanta History Center

Venue / Recording Kit

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