Interview with Verdie Torrence, 2016 March 25
Item
- Description
- Interview with Verdie Torrence, conducted by Jan Blodgett on March 25, 2016.
- Verdie Torrence is a longtime resident of Cornelius. Torrence begins their interview by recounting their childhood growing up in Cornelius and describing the local businesses that their family frequented in the downtown area, including the blacksmith shop that was owned by Torrence’s grandfather. Torrence notes how much the lines have blurred between the black communities in the Davidson/Cornelius/Huntersville compared to their experience growing up. Torrence goes on to describe their experience attending various schools in Cornelius before becoming an educator themselves in 1957, just as North Carolina schools were becoming racially integrated. The interview concludes with Torrence commenting on becoming the first woman on the board of Trustees at Torrence Chapel and the ongoing importance of faith in their connection to the Cornelius community.
- Date
- 2016 March 25
- Format
- mp3 (audio)
- pdf (transcript)
- Identifier
- OHI-0234
- Language
- EN
- Publisher
- Davidson College
- Subject
- Oral History
- History of Mecklenburg County
- Type
- Sound
- Text
- interviewer
- Jan Blodgett
- interviewee
- Verdie Torrence
- Location
- Rumor Mill, Davidson, NC.
- Duration
- 32:16
