Harry Smith Oral History

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Title

Harry Smith Oral History

Subject

Beloit Corporation, Chrysler, birthplace, job, activism, schooling

Description

This entry is an Oral History of Harry Smith, recorded at New Zion Baptist Church by George on March 22, 2019. In the interview, Mr. Smith discusses his family coming to find work in Beloit from Houston, Mississippi, interactions he had returning to Houston to visit his mother relating to a Ford company and a rejected memorial for a lynching tree, and, briefly, his career with Beloit Corporation. Mr Smith resides in Beloit.

Date

3/22/2019

Contributor

Harry Smith

Type

Oral History

Identifier

01.01.001

Coverage

Beloit, Wisconsin Houston, Mississippi

Citation

“Harry Smith Oral History,” Coming Up North: A History Harvest About Black Migration to Beloit, Wisconsin, accessed November 8, 2024, https://beloitdigitalarchives.com/HistoryHarvest/items/show/72.

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