Oral history interview with Johnnie and Kathleen Bratten, January 15, 2000
Subtitle: Interview K-0508, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Bratten, Kathleen, interviewee; Thompson, Charles D., Jr. (Charles Dillard), 1956- 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; Rescue work; Volunteers; Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. North Carolina Baptist Men; Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Other titles: Interview K-0508, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Johnnie and Kathleen Bratten, January 15, 2000; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Johnnie and Kathleen Bratten are longtime Tick Bite, NC, residents whose home was completely destroyed in the flooding that accompanied Hurricane Floyd. At the time of the interview, the Brattens had received virtually no assistance from the government -- just a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailer that let off fumes to which Kathleen was allergic. Instead, a group of religious groups and volunteers supplied the couple with money, appliances, and other aid. This outpouring of support and good will has strengthened their religious faith and belief in human kindness. While this interview is not particularly rich, it does provide a snapshot of volunteer relief efforts and the extent to which church groups and other volunteers helped flood victims.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Oct. 12, 2007).

Interview participants: Johnnie Bratten, interviewee; Kathleen Bratten, interviewee; Charles Thompson, interviewer.

Duration: 00:50:07

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 Series K. Southern Communities, interview K-0508, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 29 p.

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

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