Oral history interview with Ed J. O'Toole: (1973) Ed J. O'Toole discusses his father's experiences homesteading and working as a rural postmaster, his own experiences working on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad, spending the winter in tents, and his recollections of an African-American farmer near Florence, South Dakota.
Oral history interview with Frances Lofton: (1974) Frances Lofton discusses what life was like as an African American woman in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the early to mid-1900's. Topics include employment, her childhood, housing, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, racial labels, working in California during World War II, and returning to Sioux Falls. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Georgia Lee: (1974) Georgia Lee discusses coming to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1924, the African American community there in the 1920's, prejudice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Booker T. Washington Center, St. John the Baptist Church, the Sioux Falls Army Air Base, segregated dances, and the Arkota Ball Room. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Bessie Vaughn: (1974) Bessie Vaughn discusses what it was like as an African American growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the African American community in Sioux Falls, George Egan, the Ku Klux Klan, the Depression, the Sioux Falls Army Air Base, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Edna Gulbranson: (1974) Edna Gulbranson discusses living in Miner County, South Dakota during the early 1900's. Topics include her family history, twisting hay for fuel, African American residents, the Wheeler Hotel, her father's blacksmith business, fires, alcohol sales before and during Prohibition, diversity among residents, conditions in Sioux Falls during the Depression, social activities, and Works Progress Administration projects.
Oral history interview with Maurice Henry Coakley: (1975) Maurice Coakley discusses his experiences as an African American man in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the early to mid-1900's. Topics include going to school, the African American community of Sioux Falls, work opportunities, soldiers at the Air Base, prejudice, the Booker T. Washington Center, service in restaurants, the N.A.A.C.P., religion, racial attitudes, and the Sioux Falls Little League.
Oral history interview with Mrs. Chester E. Neumann: (1976) Mrs. Chester E. Neumann discusses living in the Onida Colored Colony in Sully County, South Dakota, her reasons for leaving, the McGruder family, and the other African American people who lived in the colony. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Mary Lovie Blakey: (1976) Mary Lovie Blakey discusses coming to Yankton, South Dakota by steamboat, homesteading on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, and the experiences of the early African American residents of Yankton. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Leonard Williams: (1976) Leonard Williams discusses his experiences as an African American living in Mitchell, South Dakota. Topics include his youth, his employment history, being drafted for World War II, Boy Scouts, his marriage, additional military service, the YMCA, his family history, other African American families in Mitchell, life during the Depression, segregation during World War II, the civil rights movement, and education. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Hazel Mahone: (1976) Hazel Mahone discusses her personal history and family, her experiences as an African American woman in Huron, South Dakota, life during the Depression, occupations held by African Americans in Huron, civil rights, social activities and awards. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Raymond Turner: (1976) Raymond Turner discusses his experiences as an African American man living in Huron, South Dakota, his personal history, his service during World War I, life during the Depression, and other African American families in Huron.
Oral history interview with Emily Banks: (1976) Emily Banks discusses her personal history, and African American history in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.
Oral history interview with Ernest Barger: (1976) Ernest Barger discusses his personal history, and the experiences of African American people living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Harvey Bentley: (1976) Harvey Bentley discusses his personal history, his experiences during World War I, and the experiences of African American people living in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Fred L. Nash: (1976) Fred L. Nash discusses his personal history, the experiences of African American families in Huron, South Dakota, life during the Depression, and his experiences during World War II. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Lillian Wheeler: (1976) Lillian Wheeler discusses her personal history, the history of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the experiences of African American families in Huron, South Dakota. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Ted Blakey: (1977) Ted Blakey discusses his experiences as an African American living in Yankton, South Dakota. Topics include fraternal organizations that he belongs to, and the "South Dakota Negro Citizen of the Year" award. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Kyle and Marcene Royster: (1977) Kyle and Marcene Royster discuss civil rights in Yankton, South Dakota and nationally, African American athletes at Yankton College, and their own experiences growing up as African Americans in South Dakota. Available in the DLSD
Oral history interview with Marcene Royster: (1977) Marcene Royster discusses her experiences as an African American woman living in Yankton, South Dakota, and politics and civil rights. Available in the DLSD