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Interview no. | U-0902 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | U.19. Long Civil Rights Movement: Breaking New Ground |
Project description | Interviews, 2011-2012, conducted for the Breaking New Ground: A History of American Farm Owners Since the Civil War project. This project was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and was coordinated by Adrienne Petty (of the City College of New York) and Mark Schultz (of Lewis University in Illinois) with assistance from Jacquelyn Hall. Interviews were conducted by two cohorts of research fellows and centered on African American farmers', landowners', and descendants' political, social, and economic experiences in the American South from the Civil War onward. |
Date | 11 June 2012 |
Interviewee | Pierre, Myron, 1963- |
Interviewee occupation |
Farmers Non-profit organization employees Managers |
Interviewee DOB | 1963 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Hand, Shane. |
Abstract | The interview with Myron Pierre centered on the following themes: family; gardening; maintaining employment that allows for creativity; and, WE Community Garden. Beginning with Myron Pierre's family background, he describes his family as not being close-knit. Mother was from Cincinnati and his father was from Alabama. Had always been interested in art, and ever since he graduated from high school, Pierre has sought out employment that allowed for him to be artistic and creative, whether the work was: commercial art; advertising; carpentry; project managing; business owner; or, gardening. He says that his multiple and varied job history helped shape him for his current role as garden manager and designer for WE Community Garden. Having worked for the ministry for the last five or six years, Pierre has seen has several levels of involvement from the community; however, he contends that the gardens overall effect on the community has been positive, regardless of their level of involvement. Furthermore, Pierre has seen a significant positive effect on his wife and children, which he evidences by their diets and food choices. Finally, Myron Pierre offers his final thoughts on food, farming, and the earth. |
Citation | Interview with Myron Pierre by Shane Hand, 11 June 2012 U-0902, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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