Cealy Brown and Jennifer Frederic
Recorded
September 19, 2023
Archived
September 19, 2023
39:50 minutes
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Id:
atl004853
Description
Cealy Brown (76) has a conversation with her StoryCorps interviewer Jennifer Frederic (41) about Marianne Lester, Cealy's girlfriend in college during the late 1960s and how their outing impacted both of their lives.Subject Log / Time Code
Jennifer (J) asks Cealy (C) to talk about C's best friend and girlfriend Marianne (M) whom C fell in love with in college during the 1960s. C begins the story of their trip to Virginia Beach, which led to their outing.
C talks about making out in churches with M because churches were always unlocked.
C says she is doing this interview to memorialize M so that M won't be forgotten.
C relates a story of a man pointing a gun at her neck as she and M made out in a car and how they sped away.
J asks C what she would say if she were having a memorial service for M.
C talks about the psychological impact the outing had on M and how that affected her ambition and personality.
C talks about M's parents and the affect they had on M.
C talks about day trips she and M took.
C says she checked in with M periodically over the years and talks about M's courage.
Participants
- Cealy Brown
- Jennifer Frederic