Oral history interview with Betty Roberts, 2014 July 15

Digital Library of Georgia
Chalout, Mike, Interviewer | hlp_wroh_robertsb001
Houston County Public Library System | Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
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00:00:00 - Betty Roberts is introduced

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00:00:49 - Roberts describes her origins

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00:01:23 - Roberts talks about her schooling

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00:02:13 - Roberts talks about her family's origins

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00:03:17 - Roberts talks about her father's occupation as a preacher

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00:04:13 - Roberts talks about the name change from Wellston to Warner Robins

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00:05:24 - Roberts discusses how the military nature of Warner Robins affected her and her family

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00:05:57 - Roberts describes the bus ride from Elberta to Perry for school

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00:07:23 - Roberta discusses entertainment options growing up

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00:08:17 - Roberts discusses the role of church on her and her family

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00:10:23 - Roberts talks about her family's effort to pay for their land after her grandfather passed away

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00:13:39 - Roberts discusses encountering the Ku Klux Klan

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00:14:14 - Roberts describes the dimensions of the Elberta community

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00:15:19 - Roberts talks about the park created on her grandfather's land

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00:17:38 - Roberts discusses where they shopped back in the day

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00:19:40 - Roberts mentions some friends and relatives who went on to successful careers

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00:21:13 - Roberts discusses dating her future husband

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00:22:28 - Roberts talks about the Warner Robins Jets baseball team

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00:23:24 - Roberts describes getting married and traveling with her husband

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00:24:57 - Roberts discusses relocating back to Warner Robins

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00:26:42 - Roberts gives directions to her family's church and discusses her family's land

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00:30:11 - Roberts describes her family's diaspora

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00:30:41 - Roberts describes her family

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00:32:32 - Roberts gives her most memorable experience of life in the Warner Robins area

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