Interview with Walter Gay, April 25, 1984

Project: Goin' North: Tales of the Great Migration Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Walter Gay (c. 1902- c. 1994) recounts his experiences involving racial violence in the south and his family's move northwards to Philadelphia in the year 1917. Gay discusses his family's values and priorities while describing his thoughts and reactions to Philadelphia. Finally, Gay describes the political climate at the time of his arrival as compared to that 15 years later, and his role in the change.

Interview Accession

2014oh167_gn019

Interviewee Name

Walter Gay

Interviewer Name

Charles Hardy, III

Interview Date

1984-04-25

Interview Keyword

Austin Norris Dawson, Georgia African American churches Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) African American neighborhoods African American families African Americans--Economic conditions African American lawyers African Americans--Southern States African Americans--Employment

Interview LC Subject

African Americans--Religion African Americans--Segregation Race discrimination United States--Race relations African American banks African Americans--Education African American business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia African Americans--Politics and government African Americans--Housing African Americans--Social conditions Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions Depressions--1929--United States

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Gay, Walter Interview by Charles Hardy, III. 25 Apr. 1984. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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