Sadler, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Houston), 1917-2008

Dooley, Denise

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2004-04-24

1 audio file (21:38) : digital, MP3

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Elizabeth Sadler was a 88-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1917. She completed the seventh grade and was employed as a cook at Union Carbide.

Elizabeth Sadler recounts her early life growing up on her family's farm in the small, rural section of northwestern Mecklenburg County known as Shuffletown during the 1920s-1940s. She shares memories of her mother cooking Sunday dinner and long days spent at church services at St. Johns Chapel Baptist Church. She also discusses how she met her husband and her continued dedication to working at the church as an adult, providing programs for the youth and senior church members.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Sadler, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Houston), 1917-2008

Cooks
African American families
African American churches
Community organization
Farm life
Country life
Manners and customs

North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Shuffletown

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2010

Student project on the Charlotte African American community

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