Pinkston, Mrs Lottie 1969-04-11
Mrs. Pinkston, who owned a grocery store in the black community of East Lubbock, recalls that community and the grocery business in the 1920s and 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Lottie Pinkston
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 11, 1969
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Robert Foster
Length: 25 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Moved to Lubbock (1920),
Husband—garbage collector,
Bought store (1923 or 1924),
Items handled,
Black community in the 1920s,
Avenue A area,
Grocery business,
Credit,
Depression,
Employees,
Sold coal,
White neighbors,
Meat Market,
Harvest season workers,
Church held in tent,
Rat Row,
Crime,
Black school teachers.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1920-1930s
Bulk Dates: 1920-1930s
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