Interview with Lillian Morris

Cultural Narrative: 

Lillian Morris talks about her experiences growing up on a farm in Louisa County.  Her father was a farmer who raised tobacco, corn, and wheat. She didn’t have many friends who lived near her, but she did have a lot of family to play with. She gives a detailed account of her time in school. After high school, she went to Virginia Union University and was the first in her family to go to college. Her family attended Mt. Zion and was very involved in the church. She has fond memories of her community and how tight-knit everyone was.

Protocol: 
Open Access
Community: 
Louisa County Historical Society
Category: 
Oral History
Collections: 
Many Voices, One Decade: 1950s Louisa County
Original Date Description: 
Recording date
Original Date: 
2018 August 22nd
Creator: 
Louisa County Historical Society
Contributor: 
Louisa County Historical Society
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Publisher: 
Louisa County Historical Society