September 14th, 2009
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Interview with Mr. Timothy Gates
General Topic of Interview: Business, education, and music
Date: 28 October, 2008
Location: Clarkesdale, Mississippi, USA
Narrator: Mr. Timothy Gates
Interviewer: Ryan Koons
Transcriber: Atandi Anyona
Biographical Information:
Mr. Timothy Gates is a retired teacher and school administrator. He has owned his own business, selling, tuning, and moving pianos for over 30 years.
Interview Information:
Mr. Gates discusses the piano business, music during the civil rights movement, educational integration, and sharecropping.