Nathaniel H. Reid Jr.
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Photo courtesy: Albert W. Durant Collection, Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, "Group Dinner"
Mr. Nathaniel Reid, Jr. provided these reflections as part of the Oral History Community Nights hosted by Colonial Williamsburg during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The clips are excerpts from The Depression Years, one of several films produced from these oral history nights. The full film can be viewed here.
Film Credit: Media Collections, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mr. Reid discusses how leaving college led him to emphasize education in his household.
Mr. Reid discusses the job opportunities in Williamsburg that cushioned the effect of the Depression.
Mr. Reid discusses how the young men working on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp at William & Mary had more money than other young men in the area.
Mr. Reid discusses the importance of the jobs created for the Black community by Colonial Williamsburg, while recognizing that Black people were relegated to the lowest paying jobs.
Mr. Reid remembers the sock hops held at the school.
Mr. Reid remembers enjoying the Baptist Young People's Union in his youth.
Mr. Reid discusses his view that there were not strong racial tensions in Williamsburg.
Mr. Reid discusses his experience of a family-like atmosphere at Colonial Williamsburg.
Mr. Reid and others give final remarks and offer thoughts for the future.
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