Interview with Sharon King

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Title
Interview with Sharon King
Interviewer(s)
M. Rayah Levy
Interviewee(s)
Sharon King
Date
2019-06-07
Location of interview
Bethlehem Area Public Library
Description
Sharon King shares that her mother, Vivian Butts, was the first Black female police officer at the Bethlehem Police Department for twenty-five years and retired as a Sergeant. Her father, Raymond Butts was a construction worker and worked briefly at Bethlehem Steel. Mrs. King recalls her father having a garden with fruits and vegetables, and looking back, she sees it as a privilege to eat fresh food from the vines and trees. After she graduated from Liberty High School and went off to Norfolk State University, she did not return because jobs were difficult to get, and culture was lacking.
Rights
CC BY-NC 4.0

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