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Interview no. | W-0053 |
Restrictions | In-library use only. Access through the Southern Historical Collection. |
Project | W.2. LGBTQ Life in the South: Sweet Tea Interviews by E. Patrick Johnson |
Project description | Interviews, 2003-2006, conducted by E. Patrick Johnson with black gay men from the South including men from many Southern states regarding their experience of growing up gay in the South with particular focus on such topics as the influence of the church in upbringing, coming out experiences, gay vernacular, college and career in the South, gay life in small towns, segregation, gay social life, and whether the South is hospitable to gays. These interviews form the basis for Johnson's book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay men of the South,” published in 2008 by University of North Carolina Press. |
Date | 18 August 2004 |
Interviewee | Smith, Jeff, 1918-2005. |
Interviewee occupation |
Business owners Musicians |
Interviewee DOB | 1918 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- |
Abstract | Jeff Smith was born in 1918 in Northampton County, N.C. Smith grew up in a farming family on his grandparents’ farm. When Smith was older he attended North Carolina Central University and received a degree in what was then called administration and supervision. The day after graduation he was drafted into the army and worked as a supply sergeant throughout World War II. After the war, Smith owned a record shop in Durham, N.C. and would host parties for black gay men where he mixed his own music. This interview is challenging because at the time of the interview Smith was just beginning to lose his cognitive functions. As a result, the interview is more Smith talking about whatever comes to mind with gentle prodding by the interviewer. This interview is part of the E. Patrick Johnson collection and was conducted for Johnson's book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South.” |
Citation | Interview with Jeff Smith by E. Patrick Johnson, 18 August 2004 W-0053, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Interview no. | W0053_Transcript |