Robert Rhodes III interviewed by Doris Sirgew: &quot;Retired Carpenter,&quot; Transcript.

Media: JacksonState/HCAC.JSU.0965.pdf

Title: Robert Rhodes III interviewed by Doris Sirgew: "Retired Carpenter," Transcript.
Date: 1980-07-08
Creator: Robert Rhodes III See all items with this value
Contributor: Doris Sirgew
Description: Robert Rhodes III was born in Jackson and was a well known carpenter from doing work in the Farish Street District. He worked with his father, who owned a business in the district, until taking the business over for himself. He discusses his work during the Jim Crow Era and the difference in pay between white and Black carpenters.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Business See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: PDF
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0048
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0965
Rights: All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
Contributing Institution: Jackson State University
Collection: The Farish Street Project Oral History Collection See all items with this value
Language: English
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