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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hidden History: The Black Experience in the Roanoke Valley Cassette Tapes and Transcripts, Ms1992 049, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Scope and Contents

Oral history project designed to interview African-American residents of Roanoke, Virginia, on the cultural, social, and political history of blacks in the city. Collection consists of approximately fifty-five interviews. Transcripts are available for thirty-six of the interviews.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans -- History
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Roanoke (Va.)
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Hidden History: The Black Experience in the Roanoke Valley Cassette Tapes and Transcripts by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).