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Charlotte

Civil Rights

Environmental Transformations

Piedmont Industrialization

Southern Politics

Southern Women

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Leslie Thorbs

1.	Leslie Thorbs, May 30, 2001. Interview K-0589. A North Carolinian Describes Tenant Farming, Family Life, and the Devastation of Hurricane Floyd: Leslie Thorbs describes growing up in a tenant farming family in eastern North Carolina, during the 1920s and 1930s. Thorbs describes his experiences with poverty, farming, factory work, race relations, and family life. He concludes the interview by discussing the devastating impact of Hurricane Floyd's flooding on his family and his community. Interviewee: Leslie Thorbs Interviewer: Leda Hartman Duration: 01:04:04 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 7 excerpts.

Leslie Thorbs, May 30, 2001. Interview K-0589.
A North Carolinian Describes Tenant Farming, Family Life, and the Devastation of Hurricane Floyd: Leslie Thorbs describes growing up in a tenant farming family in eastern North Carolina, during the 1920s and 1930s. Thorbs describes his experiences with poverty, farming, factory work, race relations, and family life. He concludes the interview by discussing the devastating impact of Hurricane Floyd's flooding on his family and his community.
Interviewee: Leslie Thorbs Interviewer: Leda Hartman
Duration: 01:04:04 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 7 excerpts.

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