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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
to be independent, do it for yourself, and just be independent.

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Uh, what type of stories did your parents tell you of themselves and their childhood? Can you remember any stories that they would--

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
No, I can't.

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Do you remember any of their friends? Who were some of your neighbors at that time?

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
Well, oh, back there then, we lived so far apart, and my mom was always home with us, and my dad's friends-I couldn't tell you [[laughter]].

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Ok. Can you remember one of your proudest moments in growing up? Something that's stands out outstanding to you? Something you were really excited about and share it with your parents? That your parents were proud of?

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
No, almost everything was-that we would, me-everything was just--

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Ok--

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
Being proud.

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Ok. Where did you attend school?

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
Mount Hope Elementary School.

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
And where is Mount Hope?

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
[[??]]


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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Ok. Who were some of your teachers?

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{SPEAKER name="Ruth Smith"}
Oh, one outstanding teacher I had, that was when we was, when we lived in Cheneyville. Her name was Mrs. Toya, but she was [[??]]