Interview with Absy Morrison about Lord Cornwallis' March

Audio file
Date recorded: October 6, 1959 to October 8, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Morrison, Absy; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Anglo-American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Setting: Probably the home of Absy Morrison
Location: Landis, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T916
Track Number: 6
Archive ID: T916R06
Note: On "Lord Cornwallis' March" and Cornwallis' surrender to Washington (actually, Absy says, to Washington's appointee General Charles Lee). "Ain't a university graduate nowhere knows as much history as I do." Absy's great-grandfather was one of Washington's soldiers.
Belongs to: Landis 10/59
About the session: Probably at the home of Apsie Morrison
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