Un-edited audio files for an oral history interview with Frank Wright

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Two unedited audio files for an oral history interview with Frank Wright. The files are held in Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE) (.wav). Mr. Frank Wright was interviewed by Kelly Elaine Navies on August 19th, 2012, at his daughter’s home in Hebron, Maryland. At the time of the interview, Mr. Wright was 75 years old. The purpose of the interview was to record Mr. Wright’s memories of being a third-generation waterman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The interview begins with Mr. Wright recounting his earliest memories of going out on the oyster boat with his father, Ira Wright. He recalls how he learned to cull, and later, to tong oysters, and he describes a typical day working on the water. He discusses the close-knit community of African American watermen and remembers how they helped each other on and off the water. Mr.

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