Interview with Barbara Hemmons
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Title
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Interview with Barbara Hemmons
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Interviewer(s)
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M. Rayah Levy
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Interviewee(s)
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Barbara Hemmons
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Date
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2019-04-22
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Location of interview
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Bethlehem Area Public Library
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Description
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Barbara Hemmons shares that her family moved to Bethlehem in the 1970s because the Lehigh Valley area was recruiting Black professionals. Many left after five years and a few stayed. A few black businesses were around but did not last for very long. She speaks about how the church played an integral role in forming who they were as a community. She discusses that her husband was the first African American to pass the Bar exam in Pennsylvania.
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Rights
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CC BY-NC 4.0
