Gale Foster interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison, Transcript.

Item

Title
Gale Foster interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison, Transcript.
Date
1982-01-27
Creator
Gale Foster
Contributor
Alferdteen Harrison
Description
Gale Foster talks about his oldest memories of visiting the Farish Street District, dating back to 1912 when Farish Street was a dirt road. Mr. Foster went on to own a tailor shop on Farish Street and he discusses his history as a tailor and his life as a business owner. The transcript is heavily edited with handwritten notes.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Business
Racism
Location
Farish Street Historic District
Jackson
Mississippi
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0055
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0971
Rights
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
Contributing Institution
Jackson State University
Collection
The Farish Street Project Oral History Collection