Nancy Simpson and Adam Simpson

Recorded September 13, 2019 Archived September 13, 2019 29:00 minutes
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Id: mby019171

Description

Nancy Calhoun Simpson (83) tells her son, Adam Simpson (41), about her childhood in Covington, Tennessee, the farm her father owned, and her memories of segregation.

Subject Log / Time Code

NCS remembers where she grew up.
NCS remembers going to her father's farm with him.
NCS talks about Ollie, the African American woman who worked for her family.
NCS reflects on the racial composition of the schools in her town.
NCS remembers going to the movies in her town.
NCS talks about the church she attended growing up.
NCS remembers her brother serving in WWII and being wounded.

Participants

  • Nancy Simpson
  • Adam Simpson

Recording Locations

Crosstown Concourse