John Baxter

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Oral History Register for John Baxter, 1910- John Baxter Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection, bhcp77.10.3.8.2 D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville, 28804
Title	John Baxter Oral History
Creator	John Baxter
Alt. Creator	Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri
Subject	LCSH:
Subject	Keyword: Chunn’s Cove ; Underground Railroad ; Asheville in 1920’s ; Race relations
Description	The interview includes discussion of Baxter's youth in Chunn's Cove, his grandparents' influence, tales of the "underground railroad" heard from them, his memories of Asheville in the 1920s, his work experiences here and in New York, and his impressions about race relations in Asheville and the nation.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804
Contributor	John Baxter
Date	Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-11
Type	Sound ; Text
Format	53 double-spaced pages ; 1 reel to reel tape ; 2 90-minute audio cassettes
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/baxter.html
Source	Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Language	English
Relation	Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection
Coverage	c1920's-1970's ; Asheville, NC
Rights	No restrictions ; Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Acquisition	Donor number: 23 ; Date of acquisition: August, 1977
Processed By	Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001
Interview Date	1975-08-05
Biography	John Baxter was born in Chunn's Cove, the grandson of slaves. In New York City he studied automobile repair and returned to Asheville in the 1950's to open Baxter's Transmission Service. Over the years, Baxter taped and interviewed many black musicians who performed in Asheville. In the 1970's, he was active in the campaign to save and to revitalize the YMI Cultural Center.
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