Reverend James H. Black Oral History

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Oral History Register for Reverend James H. Black Reverend James Black Asheville Area Photographic Collection, aap509 D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville, 28804
Title	Reverend James H. Black Oral History
Creator	Reverend James H. Black
Alt. Creator	Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri
Subject LCSH:	Rural churches -- North Carolina Missionary Baptist Church -- North Carolina
Subject Keyword:	Religion ; Missionary Baptist Church ; Yancey County ; Missionary practice
Description	This oral history interview describes the experiences of Rev. Black in rural churches at a time when the pastor was not paid a salary. He made his living outside of the church. The interview reveals the difficulties experienced by an innovative minister in trying to broaden his fields of service to the church.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804
Contributor	Reverend James H. Black
Date	Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-11
Type	Text
Format	TRANSCRIPT, 38 pages
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/black.html
Source	Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Language	English
Relation	SHRC Reverend Lonnie Crawford Oral History Southern Highlands Research Center Oral History Collection http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/default_shrc.htm
Coverage	c1900-1977 ; Yancey County, 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	1977-06-13
Biography	Mr. Black was born on May 16, 1893, in Yancey County, near Burnsville, North Carolina. He spent his boyhood on a large farm at Windom, three miles from Burnsville. He made a public announcement of his intention to enter the ministry in 1924, as was the custom in his denomination. He was ordained as a minister in the Missionary Baptist Church in 1929.
Return to Top Oral History Collections

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives

Oral History Register for

Reverend James H. Black

University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
Special Collections/University Archives

Oral History Register
for