Transcript
Index
00:00:00 - Betty Roberts is introduced
00:00:49 - Roberts describes her origins
00:01:23 - Roberts talks about her schooling
00:02:13 - Roberts talks about her family's origins
00:03:17 - Roberts talks about her father's occupation as a preacher
00:04:13 - Roberts talks about the name change from Wellston to Warner Robins
00:05:24 - Roberts discusses how the military nature of Warner Robins affected her and her family
00:05:57 - Roberts describes the bus ride from Elberta to Perry for school
00:07:23 - Roberta discusses entertainment options growing up
00:08:17 - Roberts discusses the role of church on her and her family
00:10:23 - Roberts talks about her family's effort to pay for their land after her grandfather passed away
00:13:39 - Roberts discusses encountering the Ku Klux Klan
00:14:14 - Roberts describes the dimensions of the Elberta community
00:15:19 - Roberts talks about the park created on her grandfather's land
00:17:38 - Roberts discusses where they shopped back in the day
00:19:40 - Roberts mentions some friends and relatives who went on to successful careers
00:21:13 - Roberts discusses dating her future husband
00:22:28 - Roberts talks about the Warner Robins Jets baseball team
00:23:24 - Roberts describes getting married and traveling with her husband
00:24:57 - Roberts discusses relocating back to Warner Robins
00:26:42 - Roberts gives directions to her family's church and discusses her family's land
00:30:11 - Roberts describes her family's diaspora
00:30:41 - Roberts describes her family
00:32:32 - Roberts gives her most memorable experience of life in the Warner Robins area
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