Description
Kiplyn Primus (60) interviews her friend and colleague Daryll Harris Griffin (72) about Daryll's life, focusing on her family, her business career, and her experiences as a member of the Atlanta Business League.Subject Log / Time Code
Kiplyn (K) asks Daryll (D) to talk about her parents, background, and growing up in Atlanta.
K asks D about her experience at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School.
K asks D to talk about her college experience and how she decided to go to a predominantly white women's college in Missouri.
K asks D to talk about her early experiences being the only African-American in a predominantly white environment.
K asks D about the path that led her to become an entrepreneur.
D talks about her first two careers--teaching and then working for Xerox.
D talks about starting her own firm, Accolades, Inc.
D talks about her grandfather being a member of The Atlanta Business League and The Hungry Man Business Club.
K asks D how she decided what to focus her business on.
D talks about how The Atlanta Business League helped her business, and succession plans for her business.
K asks D what advice she has for young female entrepreneurs.
Participants
- Daryll Griffin
- Kiplyn Primus
Recording Locations
Atlanta History CenterVenue / Recording Kit
Tier
Partnership
Partnership Type
OutreachInitiatives
Keywords
Subjects
- 1960s, Sixties
- 1970s, Seventies
- 1980s, Eighties
- 1990s, Nineties
- Advice
- Beliefs, Convictions
- Childhood memories
- City Districts
- Civil Rights Movement
- College, University
- Community Businesses
- Community History
- Community Organizations
- Customers and Clients
- Elementary School
- Entrepreneurs
- First Job
- High School
- Job Satisfaction
- Pride
- Racial Identity
- Reading
- Segregation
- Sons
People
Places
- Atlanta
- Atlanta University
- Auburn Avenue
- Butler Street YMCA
- C.L. Harper High School
- Columbia
- Davidson's Department Store
- Georgia
- McLendon Hospital
- Missouri
- New York
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
- Rich's Department Store
- Rochester
- Spelman College
- Stephens College
- Sweet Auburn
- Wheat Street Baptist Church