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Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Banks, July 21, 1973

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Oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Banks of Helena, Montana. TAPE 1, SIDE A: 0 - 6 Mr. Banks came to Helena in 1917 from Alabama. Father a mechanic. Family background. Why he moved to Montana. Cousin in the cavalry at Ft. Harrison, Montana. He planned to attend Carroll College but didn't. 6 - 8 Lived in Billings for a while. Also stayed in Missoula for a while but there was no social life. 8 - 10 Attended the Southern Christian Institute in Edwards, Mississippi. Talks about playing baseball for them. 10 - 11 He worked at the post office with his cousin for a while and then worked for the Union Bank and Trust Company. 11 - 17 There were quite a few blacks in Helena when he arrived--many were from the Army. Two black churches in Helena. Many other towns in Montana had black residents. Other forts in Montana. Ft. Harrison was mostly black soldiers. 17 - 22 Recollections of black social clubs in the area. Al Walton was a black U.S. Marshall from Oklahoma. TAPE 1, SIDE B: 0 - 3 The Powers family of Helena were quite powerful. He doesn't remember any outstanding black families. Generally the blacks stuck to themselves. 3 - 4 He has one daughter who lives in Portland. He doesn't communicate with any other relatives. Other families in Helena. 4 - 5 Not very much in the way of black social activities. 5 - 8 Worked as a porter...
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Banks, A. E., Mrs., b. 1894
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Keywords

  1. African American Authors
  2. African American Barbers
  3. African American Baseball Players
  4. African American Business Enterprises
  5. African American Businesspeople
  6. African American Churches
  7. African American Newspapers
  8. African American Singers
  9. African American Soldiers
  10. African American Troops
  11. African American Women
  12. African American Women Singers
  13. African Americans
  14. Alabama
  15. American Literature
  16. Amusements
  17. Armed Forces
  18. Authors, American
  19. Automobile Mechanics
  20. Bank Employees
  21. Barbering
  22. Barbers
  23. Bartenders
  24. Baseball
  25. Baseball Players
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  29. Carroll College (Helena, Mont.)
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  33. Cleaning Personnel
  34. Climate
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  36. Cold Weather Conditions
  37. Community Life
  38. Daughters
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  40. Dentistry
  41. Design And Construction
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  62. Lewis And Clark Expedition (1804 1806)
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  66. Mechanics (Persons)
  67. Mississippi
  68. Montana
  69. Montana Club (Helena, Mont.)
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  90. Social Life And Customs
  91. Societies
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  93. Southern Christian Institute (Edwards, Miss.)
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  95. Teeth
  96. Union Bank And Trust Company (Helena, Mont.)
  97. United States
  98. United States Marshals
  99. United States. Army
  100. Voting
  101. Weather
  102. White Sulphur Springs
  103. Winter
  104. Women
  105. Women Singers

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