Title

Interview with Peggy Rivens, 2016 November 5

Description

Interview with Peggy Rivens, on November 5, 2016.

Longtime Cornelius resident Peggy Rivens shares many details about her life, ranging from childhood memories, early school years, her connections to Gethsemane Baptist Church, as well as work experiences and Black businesses in North Mecklenburg. Rivens is the daughter of Lula Bell Houston and granddaughter of Rosa Carr Potts, both of whom she mentions worked at the Davidson College Laundry Service until their retirements. Bell Houston herself worked a total of 60 years at the college, and the Lula Bell’s Resource Center is named after her. Rivens shares some details about her work life, mentioning a short period in the 1970s when she worked at the Davidson College Library, later being the first Black person to work at Piedmont Bank Trust, and her further experiences with Eastern Airlines in the late 1970s and 1980s. She talks amply about the Gethsemane Baptist Church and her involvement in it, mentioning people as Rev. Clement Morris, and pastor Dr. Ernest E. Jeffries. 74 years old at the time of the interview, Rivens also shares some of her knowledge and opinions about noticeable changes in the Davidson and Cornelius areas.

Date

2016 November 5

Format

mp3 (audio)

pdf (transcript)

Language

English

Publisher

Davidson College

Subject

History of Mecklenburg County

Oral History

Type

Sound

Text

interviewee

Peggy Rivens

Transcription

Transcript of interview with Peggy Rivens

Duration

31:17