Harrietta Harris Interview (1989)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1989-02-12
Duration: 00:05:30
Subjects: African Americans | History | Genealogy
Contributors:
- Masingale, Sonya Host
- Harris, Harrietta Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 12, 1989, episode of the series “Folks” features Sonya Masingale’s interview with Harrietta Harris, the founder of the Black History Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. She discusses: researching her family history; why she started the museum; her hopes for the museum; and learning the story of her five-times-great-grandfather, who bought his freedom from slavery.