Gale Foster interviewed by Louella Robinson: "Businessman in the Historic District," Transcript.
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Title
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Gale Foster interviewed by Louella Robinson: "Businessman in the Historic District," Transcript.
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Date
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1978-06-20
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Creator
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Gale Foster
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Contributor
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Louella Robinson
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Description
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Gale Foster moved to Jackson in 1912, attended Jackson State from 1912-1913, and opened City Barber, Beauty, and Tailor Shop in the Farish Street District in 1919. He talks about the current state of the district as well as offering advice to future Black business people, namely to get an education before starting a business.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Business
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Family
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Race relations
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Location
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Farish Street Historic District
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Jackson
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Mississippi
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Type
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Textual document
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Medium
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Paper
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0041
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0958
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Rights
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All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Collection
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The Farish Street Project Oral History Collection
