Interview with Earl P. King, Sr.

Accession No.: 
ST1-160

00:00 - Fur industry in South LA - No school in the wintertime, kids would spend winter with their parents trapping and skinning animals;
01:50 - Great Depression - Both rich and poor people were affected; Farms went under;
02:50 - Flood of 1927 - Doesn't remember much about it. He did remember a hurricane happening that year;
03:40 - Finished school in the 8th grade and started working on the farm;
04:35 - His family wasn't affected much by the depression because they lived on a farm - always had cattle and crops growing, Hunting also helped;
07:10 - Evaluating presidential performances - Roosevelt, Truman. Says Harry Truman was his greatest president because he ended the war;
11:00 - U.S. entry into WWII, Speaks about U-boats that were in the Gulf of Mexico; Speaking about his service time;
16:40 - Used his French to help out while serving in France during WWII;
17:15 - Reasons for not teaching French to his children;
21:00 - Speaking about how the Cajun and Creole communities were affected by the war - rationing
22:00 - Main characteristics of Cajun culture

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Students
Subject: 
Cajun culture; World War II
Creator: 
William King
Informants: 
Earl P. King, Sr.
Recording date: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Coverage Spatial: 
Houma, Louisiana
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
22:54
Original Format: 
MP3
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Born Digital