Oral history interview with Renee and Ashley Lee, December 19, 1999
Subtitle: Interview K-0284, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Lee, Ashley, interviewee; Thompson, Charles D., Jr. (Charles Dillard), 1956- interviewer; Amberg, Rob, interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Hurricane Floyd, 1999; Floods; Flood damage; Emergency management; Social networks; Families; Neighborhoods; Home; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States
Other titles: Interview K-0284. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Renee and Ashley Lee, December 19, 1999; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Renee Lee (who is joined by her daughter, Ashley) is a member of the Whitestocking community. Lee's trailer was ravaged by flooding. Thompson and Lee spend much of this interview discussing Lee's background and family life -- her children, memories from childhood, and reflections on community life. Some of these recollections and descriptions appear as excerpts, but researchers interested in a more thorough coverage of these issues should look to the full text of the interview. At the end of the interview, Lee expresses her frustration with the government's sluggish and bureaucracy-laden relief effort, which seems needlessly complicated, especially in contrast to the Red Cross's efficient, simple relief program. Lee's response to the flooding seems typical of Whitestocking residents -- fierce loyalty to the area and confidence in the rebuilding effort coupled with despair at the extent of the damage and frustration with official relief programs.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Oct. 11, 2007).

Interview participants: Renee Lee, interviewee; Ashley Lee, interviewee; Charles Thompson, interviewer; Rob Amberg, interviewer.

Duration: 01:31:07

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series K. Southern Communities, interview K-0284, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 47 p.

Funding from the University of North Carolina Library supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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