Fordham, Lorraine, approximately 1980-1987
Scope and Contents
The East Side Oral History Project collection contains three oral history interviews conducted by Elizabeth Alston as part of the research process for the Charleston Museum Leaflet Number 30, Between the Tracks: The Heritage of Charleston’s East Side Community. Included in the collection are transcripts of the oral histories conducted with Lorraine Fordham, Frances Mack, and Phillip Simmons. In their interviews, interviewees discuss growing up on the East Side, the ways the neighborhood has changed, historic buildings, and their thoughts on the neighborhood being considered for the National Historic Register.
The oral histories are arranged alphabetically by last name at the file level. More information about the contents of each oral history can be found in the abstracts at the file level. The Avery Research Center does not have any corresponding audio recordings of these oral histories.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1980-1987
Creator
- From the Collection: Alston, Elizabeth (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Full Extent
From the Collection: .209 linear feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Lorraine Fordham discusses her family history including being a descendant of the DeReef family and where they lived on the East Side, her childhood growing up on the East Side, her opinion of talks about the East Side being placed on the National Historic Register, her concerns about the dispossession of Black people living in the East Side, the history of African Americans living in Charleston, her relationship with the Methodist church, her hopes for the East Side, and the Mosquito Fleet, an African American fishing crew.
The oral history is conducted by Elizabeth Alston. There is no audio recording of this oral history.
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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