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Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On the schoolhouse (clip)

Interviewed by Alexander Stephens and Alex Biggers on January 20, 2011

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On the schoolhouse (clip)

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Oral history interview of Smith, Euzelle conducted by Stephens, Alexander on January 20, 2011 at Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On the schoolhouse (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 22, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/euzelle-and-rd-smith-on-the-schoolhouse-clip.

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