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The project explores the history of Pike County, Indiana.
| Interviewee: | Persinger, Dwight |
| Call number: | 76-057 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 19, 1976 |
| Physical Description: | Not transcribed; 2 reels, 1 7/8 ips; worksheet |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Restricted |
| Interviewer: | Unknown |
Dwight Persinger discusses the history of Pike County, Indiana. He discusses migrations and customs in a coal town. He talks about community rivalry between the poor and the rich. Persinger discusse racism and the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses the Persinger family history.
Ku Klux Klan
Persinger
Petersburg, Indiana
Pike County, Indiana
Winslow, Indiana
community rivalries
local customs
migration
racism