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Interview no. | W-0049 |
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 | 30 October 2004 |
Interviewee | Freddie. |
Interviewee occupation | Artists |
Interviewee DOB | 1944 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- |
Abstract | Freddie was born in Madison, Ga. in 1944 and currently lives in Atlanta, Ga. with his partner of over 40 years. His father worked in a mill and his mother was a domestic worker. Freddie had a difficult childhood and a complicated relationship with his family, causing much distress in his youth. Freddie also discusses the bullying he received at school and how he often had to fight to get people to leave him alone. However, he does explain that most of his teachers were very protective of him and tried to look out for him. Freddie has strong feelings about integration and it is his belief that integration hurt the black community, especially in regards to the closings of black businesses and organizations and the end of black commercial areas. Freddie discusses his early instances of knowing that he was gay and the first few gay men he met. Finally, Freddie discusses how most of his family knew he was gay but never really discussed it until he said it out loud. Now, most of his family is very accepting of him and his partner. 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 Freddie by E. Patrick Johnson, 30 October 2004 W-0049, 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. | W0049_Transcript |