Interview with Herbert Bradley
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Title
Interview with Herbert Bradley
Interviewer(s)
M. Rayah Levy
Interviewee(s)
Herbert Bradley
Date
2019-06-13
Location of interview
Bethlehem Area Public Library
Description
Herbert Bradley shares that his great-grandfather, Hiram Bradley, was the first Black person to arrive in Bethlehem in 1860, from Virginia. He was an indentured servant to Tinsley Getter, a white man. Later on, he married Emma Welch, a white woman, and worked for Bethlehem Steel. Herbert Bradley's father's name is Herbert Frank Bradley and worked at Bethlehem Steel as well as the Bethlehem Hotel. His mother's name is Leila, from Easton, Pa.
Rights
CC BY-NC 4.0
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