Interview with Peggy Norman, July 27, 2023

Collection: Athens Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

African Americans--History

Athens Black History

African American women

Agriculture

United States--Civil rights

Civil rights

Food supply

Description

Peggy Norman was born in 1945 in Jackson County, Georgia, and has lived in Athens for over 50 years. She grew up visiting places like Hot Corner and the Bottom, before moving to Athens and starting her career in home healthcare. In this interview, Norman discusses how life has changed in Athens over her 50 years, including topics like civil rights, housing, nightlife, and restaurants. She also talks about her childhood memories of sharecropping cotton and the evolution of the Black community.

Creator

Peggy Norman

Tracy Smith

Date

2023-7-27

Identifier

rbrl361aohp-120

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Athens, Georgia

Duration

75 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Peggy Norman and Tracy Smith, “Interview with Peggy Norman, July 27, 2023,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 27, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL361AOHP/rbrl361aohp-120.