Interview with Dorothy Jones Hall, May 14, 1994

Partial Transcript: --Dorothy Jones Hall. [silence] Harlan County. Uh, May the 14th, 1994.

Segment Synopsis: [This interview takes place amid a lot of background noise.]

Hall gives the name of grandparents and parents. Her grandmother was of Cherokee Indian descent. Hall has four sisters and two brothers. Hall's father was a coal miner who worked in various mines.

Keywords: American Indians; Benham Mines; Cherokee Indians; Kentucky Darby Coal Company; Lynch Mines; Native Americans; Pikeville (Ky.); World War I

Subjects: Benham (Ky.); Cherokee Indians; Families.; Genealogy; Harlan County (Ky.); World War, 1914-1918

Partial Transcript: Um, what was it like growing up in the coalfields?

Segment Synopsis: [This interview takes place amid a lot of background noise.]

Growing up in the coalfields, Hall felt underprivileged. Her parents worked very hard so that Hall and her siblings could graduate high school. Her mother canned a lot of food every year. Norris asks Hall to consider whether her low self-esteem was related to her American Indian Heritage.

Keywords: American Indians; Canning; Coalfields; Inferiority complex; Low self-esteem; Native Americans; Underprivileged

Subjects: Canning and preserving; Coalfields; Inferiority complex; Native Americans; Self-esteem

Partial Transcript: Um, so, you feel like then you've got, uh--I was talking to Wilma, and she said that the goal of yours was to educate the children of Harlan County...

Segment Synopsis: [This interview takes place amid a lot of background noise.]

Hall discusses overcoming stereotypes against American Indians. She has taught her grandchildren about their heritage. She likes to visit other tribes and likes the crafts on display. Hall feels that Native Americans have to feel inferior because every tribe has been treated so badly.

Keywords: American Indians; Clan Mother; Native Americans; Navajo Indians; Seminole

Subjects: Cherokee; Families.; Native American cultures; Navajo Indians; Seminole Indians

Partial Transcript: But as the--as, as, as time passes...

Segment Synopsis: [This interview takes place amid a lot of background noise.]

Randall and Hall discuss other people in the tribe. She sums up her life by saying she is very proud of her religion and education, and grateful that her parents provided access to these institutions.

Keywords: American Indians; Apache Indians; Cherokee Indians; Education; Missionary Baptists; Native Americans; Religion

Subjects: Apache Indians; Cherokee Indians; Education; Religion