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    Janetta Pegues

    Content Warnings: Death

    Audio Quality Notes: Interviewer audio quality is poor. Narrator screams excitedly around the 11 minute mark.

    At a Glance

    Public Housing Residency: Jane Addams Homes, a part of ABLA aka “The Village”

    Themes: Religious Beliefs, Great Migration, Entrepreneurship, Gardening, Feasting

    Content Warnings: Death

    Primary time periods: 1960s–1982

    Primary locations: Chicago

    Keywords: Family, House Music, Community Garden, Relationship w/ Mother, Bible Study, Moving, Neighbors, Feast, Community Policing, city vs. rural (Great Migration from Arkansas)

    Descriptive Context

    Interview Summary

    Content Warnings: Death

    In this oral history, Janetta shares memories about living in the Jane Addams homes where she remembers all great memories of her family and community garden. She speaks highly on her family and their strong religious connections to church and community as Baptist Ministers. After a few years pass Jenetta experiences a few traumatic moments where her family is plagued with death and violence.

     

    About the Narrator

    Narrator Full Name: Janetta Pegues

    Narrator pronouns: she/her/hers

    Refer to as: Janetta

    Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Black

    Biographical Context:

    Where do you now call home? What does home smell, sound, feel, taste, and/or look like to you?

    I live in the Greater Grand Crossing community on the Southeast side of Chicago. Home is full of love and life!

    Life Dates:
    • Birth: 1962-04-21
    About the Interview

    Interviewer: Francesco De Salvatore

    Date of Interview: 2020-06-18

    Method of Interview: in-person

    Location of Interview: Chicago, IL

    Language: English

    Duration: 01:00:24

    Formats Available: .wav, .mp3

    Audio Quality and other notes: Interviewer audio quality is poor. Narrator screams excitedly around the 11 minute mark.

    Post-Production by: Shakira Johnson, Cosmo J.

    Contextual Information Last Updated: 2024-03-29

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