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Paul Caldwell - On fishing (clip)

Interviewed by Christine Abernathy and Kathryn Wall on March 12, 2024

Paul Caldwell - On fishing (clip)

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Oral history interview of Caldwell, Paul conducted by Abernathy, Christine on March 12, 2024 at The Marian Cheek Jackson Center, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Paul Caldwell - On fishing (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed August 20, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/paul-caldwell-on-fishing-clip.

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