Interview with Earl P. King, Sr.

Accession No.: 
ST1-161

00:00 - Cajun culture - stereotypes given by outsiders;
01:50 - Logging cypress trees when he was younger in Bayou Terrebonne. Says they would be scaffolding on some larger trees;
05:30 - Talking about his family's farm - Sugarcane was main crop. Also made big gardens, raised pigs, sold things at the market;
07:00 - Loading sugarcane by hand to bring to the sugar mill;
07:45 - Only speaking English in schools - Talking about they were discouraged from speaking French;
09:15 - His grandmother refused to speak English;
10:15 - Talking about how he used French in World War II, Trouble he had speaking and understanding Parisian French;
11:35 - Day to day activities when he was younger;
17:00 - Talking about younger generations, today's government, etc;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Students
Subject: 
Cajun culture; Farming; French; 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: 
22:15
Original Format: 
MP3
Digital Format: 
MP3
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Born Digital