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Oral History Interview with Bernice Cavenaugh and Betsy Easter, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0279. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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The church plays an essential practical and spiritual role

Easter and Cavenaugh describe the essential role a local church played in helping residents recover. Not only did it provide a place for displaced people to sleep, but it also provided food, cleaning supplies, information, and "food for the soul."

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Interviewers	Charles Thompson
	Charles Thompson
Interviewees	Bernice Cavenaugh
	Betsy Easter
Excerpt Length	0:04:49
Start Time	00:47:14
Stop Time	00:52:03
Subjects	Environmental Transformations > NATURAL ENVIRONMENT > Natural Disasters

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Oral History Interview with Bernice Cavenaugh and Betsy Easter, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0279. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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