Heather Brinkerhoff and Kathleen Morrissey
Recorded
May 5, 2022
Archived
May 5, 2022
21:50 minutes
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Id:
mby021715
Description
Heather Brinkerhoff (54) talks with her friend, Kathleen Morrissey (71), about the Sadie Brown Cemetery, racial segregation in West Plains, and the importance of acknowledging history.Subject Log / Time Code
HB discusses the distinction between long-time residents of the Ozarks who have familial roots in the region and those who recently came to live in the area.
HB talks about discovering the sparse, unnamed burial plots at the Sadie Brown Cemetery.
KM describes the way that people of color were buried at the Sadie Brown Cemetery and the present-day initiative to care for the plots there.
HB talks about being from Utah and being a part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
HB remembers meeting a classmate who was a Vietnamese refugee and learning about an experience different from her own.
HB and KM discuss the way that Black students had to go to Springfield or St. Louis to attain education after eighth grade, and other instances of racism in mid-20th century West Plains.
HB talks about the persecution of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri.
HB discusses the importance of learning about and talking about history openly.
Participants
- Heather Brinkerhoff
- Kathleen Morrissey