Interviews with Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis (cont.); Ernest Crochet

Accession No.: 
BE1-076

00:00 - Americanism classes mandated by the school board;
02:20 - Communist propaganda;
04:00 - McCarthyism
05:00 - Possibility of a nuclear attack during the Cold War
05:50 - Ignorance of American history;
08:00 - Defense Education Act - Teachers had more money to spend on textbooks, received additional training;
09:00 - Shane asks about integration in the area - Nunez says there were no issues in Carencro;
11:00 - Service in WWII;
12:15 - Ridicule for being Cajun;
13:30 - First heard the term "coonass" in the mid-1930s;
18:40 - outsiders opinions of Louisiana;
19:10 - feelings about the word "coonass";
23:00 - reflections on life;
25:20 - Was called"Frenchie" when he worked for Sun Oil Co.;
27:00 - Boot Camp

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
French Language; Education; WWII, World War II; Cold War
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis
Recording date: 
Monday, November 10, 1997
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:51
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore