Interviews with William Patton (cont.) and Marvin Ducote

Accession No.: 
BE1-086

Dr. Amos Simpson:
00:00 - Traditional roles of women;
01:50 - Bombing of the ROTC building at USL;
05:15 - Small anti-Vietnam demonstrations at the old Martin Hall and old Union;
06:45 - Cajun hippies;
09:15 - Students cheating on tests;
12:40 - Oil Center's impact on the growth of USL and Lafayette in 1960s;

15:30 - Interview with Marvin Ducote from Avoyelles Parish:
15:45 - Speaking French in primary school in Cottonport - had 2 or 3 classmates who couldn't speak English;
17:15 - Raised in a bilingual family - Parents and grandparents primarily spoke French, but could all speak English;
19:00 - Military service - Served in the Army, Basic training was in Arkansas, went to Korea. Was furloughed and came home when his father was dying from Cancer;
22:30 - culture shock when leaving LA for the first time;
24:40 - Discussing the word "coonass";
25:20 - Vietnam war and protests;
27:00 - Other instances of culture shock while serving;
28:50 - Army was desegregated by the time he was serving;

31:15 - First part of Amos Simpson interview is repeated;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
USL in the 1960s; French language; Military
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
33:34
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore