This collection includes newspaper clippings and oral history interviews concerning Sarah Gudger, an African American woman from the Swannanoa Valley who claimed to live 122 years. The collection also includes her obituary from October 20, 1938.
This collection has general information on Roseland Gardens, a historic juke joint and movie house in Black Mountain that was a major entertainment venue for the African American community. This collection includes several write-ups and news articles…
Oral history interview of Katherine and Feldon Debrow about Roseland Gardens completed in 2012 by Stacy Edmond. This oral history was part of the African American Heritage: Roseland Gardens Project at Warren Wilson College.
This collection includes general information about the Daugherty family. In terms of African American women, the collection includes the obituary of Dorothy H. Daugherty and the family tree of the Daugherty family.