Blog 1: Featured Oral History Interview
The interview that I chose to do for my first blog post on was an interview taken in 1941 about the life of a fellow slave. The title of the interview is, "Interview with Isom Moseley, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1941." This interview was recorded by Robert Sonkin via audio recording, and a transcript of the interview was also provided (10:05). This interview is offered via audio, pdf, and online text. The interview itself was framed around how slavery was for Isom Moseley in Gee's Bend, Alabama. He was 17 years old when he was enslaved and his Master's name was Lyde Molar (I believe it was unclear and abbreviated L.M.). He mentioned some of the things that occurred throughout his years as a slave. For instance, he was kept around the house where he would tote cool water. A tote was a bulk container that they would carry and transport water with especially on farmland because it was efficient and easily accessible. He would tote barrels of water to...