Transcript
Index
00:00:00 - Introduction
01:03:50 - Ben Gordon's feelings about leaving Mississippi--recollections of those who remained--differences between those who stayed and those who left--Cornelius Hughes--being tied up at the commissary
01:18:21 - “Bad ones” who came to Beloit--difficulty handling freedom--backlash against blacks in Beloit
01:22:36 - Impressions from subsequent trips to Mississippi--the need to act deferentially--encounter with the Mississippi highway patrol
01:33:25 - Positive reaction to Mississippi from recent trip--the South as “up and coming”
01:40:40 - The trip from Mississippi to Beloit in 1921
01:44:46 - First impressions of Beloit--J.D. Stephenson--early school experiences in Beloit, largely positive
01:53:37 - Assistance from Rev. W.E.W. Brown--Rev. Brown's athletic club
01:57:50 - Comments on Lincoln Junior High, Daisy Chapin as favorite teacher
02:00:08 - Story about a Jewish peddler in Miss.
02:03:27 - Reaction to living in the city--no going barefoot--differences in food, white syrup from county relief
