Interview with Thelma Emmons
In this interview, Thelma Emmons talks about her mother, Suberta Coleman, a member of the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Coleman was one of the first Alabamians to graduate from Fisk University, the first full-time African-American supervisor in a mining village and the first black Alabamian to...
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In this interview, Thelma Emmons talks about her mother, Suberta Coleman, a member of the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Coleman was one of the first Alabamians to graduate from Fisk University, the first full-time African-American supervisor in a mining village and the first black Alabamian to study with Jane Addams in the Hull House in Chicago. Coleman was also a school teacher and principal for the Muscoda Camp schools. She describes her mother's work and the changes she made in the mining camp, such as teaching parents about nutrition and establishing a canning club. Emmons also served as a social worker in the camp; for her training, she was sent to Chicago to work with Jane Addams. Emmons also describes the company schools. She explains that these were excellent schools; money was taken out of each employee's check to support the school. They were able to pay teachers well so they often got the best teachers. Emmons was educated in the Muscoda School and went on to teach there. She also discusses living through The Depression. She recalls sewing classes provided by the Red Cross, and her mother also taught a butler class for "people who wanted to improve themselves." Emmons eventually went on to teach in the Bessemer area until 1970.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Interview with Thelma EmmonsEmmons, Thelma (Interviewee); McCallum, Brenda (Interviewer)Sound; Text1984 June 25engelectronic; image/jpeg; 2 audio cassettes; 2 transcriptsIn this interview, Thelma Emmons talks about her mother, Suberta Coleman, a member of the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Coleman was one of the first Alabamians to graduate from Fisk University, the first full-time African-American supervisor in a mining village and the first black Alabamian to study with Jane Addams in the Hull House in Chicago. Coleman was also a school teacher and principal for the Muscoda Camp schools. She describes her mother's work and the changes she made in the mining camp, such as teaching parents about nutrition and establishing a canning club. Emmons also served as a social worker in the camp; for her training, she was sent to Chicago to work with Jane Addams. Emmons also describes the company schools. She explains that these were excellent schools; money was taken out of each employee's check to support the school. They were able to pay teachers well so they often got the best teachers. Emmons was educated in the Muscoda School and went on to teach there. She also discusses living through The Depression. She recalls sewing classes provided by the Red Cross, and her mother also taught a butler class for "people who wanted to improve themselves." Emmons eventually went on to teach in the Bessemer area until 1970.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Emmons, Thelma--Interviews; interviews; transcriptsUnited States--Alabama--Jefferson County--BirminghamThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWorking Lives Oral History Projectu0008_0000003_0000021http://purl.lib.ua.edu/54303Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0008_0000003/id/252 |
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