Transcript
Index
00:00:11 - Introduction
00:00:28 - Rubie Bond's family background in Mississippi--the Callaways
00:04:17 - Family worked for the Stigall and Weatherall plantations--Stigall as a cruel landowner, forced Rubie Bond's grandmother to poor house
00:08:30 - The White family comes to Beloit--recollection of disenfranchisement of black voters in Mississippi--father's fond recollection of Mississippi--the lynching of a family friend in Mississippi--problems in Mississippi--recollection of Mr. Weatherall
00:14:34 - Attending elementary school in Mississippi--the school also attended by Velma Bell Hamilton
00:17:16 - Interracial relations in Mississippi--education as a special problem
00:23:45 - Rubie Bond's aspirations as a youngster--reading habits, going to the library--father's reading habits
00:27:06 - Rubie Bond attending Beloit College--worked her way through school
00:28:32 - Comment on differing attitudes toward knowledge from her father
00:29:43 - Rubie Bond's objectives at Beloit College--experiences at Beloit College
00:33:28 - The White family's decision to leave Mississippi--the role of the recruiter in that decision--danger to the recruiter--Mr. Weatherall allowed the Whites to leave with no harassment, unusual--role of women in making the decision to leave
00:44:09 - Rubie's reaction to the decision to leave Mississippi
00:46:42 - The role of the church in Mississippi--the family home in Mississippi
00:49:37 - First impressions of Beloit--early school experiences in Beloit
00:52:29 - Recollections of friends and family who remained in Mississippi
00:55:03 - The trip from Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Beloit
00:57:48 - Early recollections of Beloit--first school experience for Rubie Bond in Beloit
01:00:08 - Reactions of white people in Beloit to the new, black residents--Dr. Chilsen closing the drug store fountain--the States Restaurant incident--resistance to serving blacks in Beloit restaurants
01:06:27 - Effects of the rural to urban change--living conditions in Beloit--increased freedom in Beloit
01:10:44 - Recreation opportunities for blacks in Beloit--YMCA and YWCA
01:14:07 - J. D. Stephenson's role in the community and his relationship to Fairbanks-Morse
01:15:09 - Segregation at the YWCA--girls clubs in high school--regrets about living in Beloit
01:22:05 - Black workers at Fairbanks-Morse--transition from farming to factory work
