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 Arminta Foushee - On stewards of the church (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On St. Paul's success in maintaining membership (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On St. Paul AME Church's 100th anniversary (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On St. Paul AME Church in the 1930s (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On St. Paul AME Church

"After the announcements were said I had this motto I would state, every Sunday I would say, "We are so happy to have you worshiping with us, we hope you would come back again." And St. Paul’s motto was: "visitors are strangers but once."" - Arminta Foushee Aminta Foushee shares photographs and a…

 Arminta Foushee - On segregation of local churches (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On scanning materials (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On Reverend Horton (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On Reverend Duhart (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On photos of the church (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On photos of St. Paul (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On Melvin Clifton Farrington, Sr. (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On local history (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On how AME churches are distinct (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On her musical abilities (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On her great-grandparents (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On her Great-Aunt Viola (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandparent's cooking (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Did your grandmother do most of the cooking–when you were–on these Sunday family meals, was she the cook in the family or did your mom do a lot of cooking? Arminta Foushee (AF): My grandmother did most of the cooking, but my grandfather would also cook meals too. He liked to–. KW:…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandmother's role as a class leader (clip)

Arminta Foushee: And my grandmother was a class leader, and you’d just be responsible as a class leader for, they would divide membership and give them to different class leaders, and they were responsible for checking on these people throughout the week. If someone were sick, they were responsible…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandmother's cooking (clip)

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandmother serving as a delegate (clip)

Arminta Foushee (AF): She would usually be appointed as a delegate to the annual conferences. They used to be held in June but now they’re in May of each year. And she and her sisters, they would get chosen to be delegates as well, her sisters that were still on Lake James and so they would meet at…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandfather's taxi business (clip)

Arminta Foushee (AF): And actually, my grandfather was head of the Board of Trustees at St. Paul and he was one of the trustees that was hugely instrumental in the renovation of the church, breaking it and putting the stained glass windows in and air conditioning. Kathryn Wall (KW): Mhmm AF:…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandfather's style (clip)

Arminta Foushee: My grandfather was funny. He wore a shirt and tie every day. He polished his shoes before wearing them every day. So he was always dressed like a perfect gentleman every day that he was not working. And he’d take off that chef’s uniform. He’d be in a crisp shirt and tie ‘til the day…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandfather's role as a trustee (clip)