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FORMA
NAME OF AMER
:DATE
Circumstances of Interview
Rubr N. Wilson
Nov. 26, 1938
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SUBJECT Negro rpwr
1. Name and addrese of informant Ur and Wks. Wolford Hopkins, 1,08 W. 8th
North Platte (Rebeeoa)
2. Date and time of interview Evening of 26th
3. Plaoe of interview Their ho se 1008 Pi. 8th
4, kiems and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with
lnforlant
5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you
6. Amoription of room, house, surroundings, eta. 4 room home ootfortable,
clown appearing and warm at time of interview. A nice radio, heatrola
and electric lamps made an inviting front room.
FORM B
HAM OF 14ORKER
Personal History of Intersent
RIF R. Wpson
Nov. 26.26. 1938
DATE OOO
ADDRESS Nortmitrio
SUBJECT. !MP. n'4i517•..
NA VI: AND ADDRESS OF INFORMANT O FMK:Ph Mr.' licOgini SfOrtit)
1. Ancestry Negro
2. Place and date of birth hot divilged
3. Umily 1 son
4. Plaoe end date of birth
5. Education, with dates Mrs. Hopkins has had to 10th grade, Mr. Hopkins
has had less schooling.
6. Occupations and acoompliehment, with dates worked as section man on
R. R. at Keystone. In 1929
started working for Haler
Buis* Co, N. Platte milers he
is still occupied.
7. :ipiectial skills and interests
8. Community and religiousectivities Ht. Hopkins is President and Mrs.
Hopkins treasurer of now church Miss iO3
organisation.
9. Description of informant Mr. Hopkins slender, tall about 6 ft. very
queer, bad oyes, quite bald. Nrs. Hopkins reticent, well fleshed tho
not obese. A pleasant smile and a charm about her personality, appears
younger than she is.
10. Other points gained in interview Mr. and Mts. Hopkins are eonsidered
the most substantial and outstanding negro +couple in North qatte.
Two other names were present. I had hesitated about going to
this home but as I oouldiet get the interview other wise I felt forced
to do so. I have never enoountered more elegant manners.
The colored people rather resented Dorothea* setivity among the
*lite people, especially after she sterted working on WR& Recreation
when she wield, they say, have done a good bit for the young people
of her own race. Ur. and Mrs. Hopkins think there are only 2 or
negro children in nehool*
Working conditions are good, theynay„ for colored people who
want work. There are no negro Amines an relief or relief work
and only one case an any k nd of relief which is an old age ease.
This couple affirmed that it is impossible to get a modern home
for colored people in this town and that land lords simply never
do any repairing or cleaning for Negro tenements tho Pr. Hopkins
believes logroes take as good care of the places they rent as the
white people.
North Platte negeoes are all in fairly good health* none of them
sick except for the old.
Yr. Hopkins has worked in the sane place sinoe 1929 when he eame
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Kopkins wre very much interested in the new church
MISE1011 movement among the colored people. The oolored minister,
whom, they say, is a grimiustelf of the National Theological Seminary
of 14ashville Tenn, is their house guest.