Current TV Interviews, AV.5319

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Current TV Interviews, AV.5319

Abstract

Current TV (also spelled CURRENTtv or currentTV) is a local informational television project facilitated by Dare County. The interviews in this collection were conducted by Current TV producers for historical interest videos in conjunction with Black History Month 2021. Topics discussed include John Henry Bias and Bias Shores, the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony, and the Pea Island Lifesaving Station.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Current TV Interviews
Call Number
AV.5319
Creator
Dare County (N.C.). Current TV.
Date
2021
Extent
0.300 cubic feet
Language
English English
Repository
Outer Banks History Center

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[Identification of item], AV.5319, Current TV Interviews, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

The interviews in this collection were conducted by Current TV producers for historical interest videos in conjunction with Black History Month 2021.
Included are interviews with Glen Bowman, professor of history at Elizabeth City State University, and James Cofield, a relative of John Henry Bias, on the topic of Bias Shores, a Black resort community established by Bias in the early 20th century in the area of present-day Duck, North Carolina. Additionally, the collection includes interviews with Darrell Collins and Joan Collins, both descendants of surfmen at the Pea Island Lifesaving Station, the nation's first lifesaving station with an all-Black crew. These interviews discuss Black history in Dare County, including the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony, the history of the Pea Island station and its first Black keeper, Richard Etheridge, as well as efforts to commemorate the Pea Island Lifesavers by the Pea Island Preservation Society, Inc. (PIPSI). Interviews include video recordings (MP4 format) and transcripts.

Arrangement Note

Chronological.

Biographical/Historical

Current TV (also spelled CURRENTtv or currentTV) is a local informational television project facilitated by Dare County. Current TV airs publicly produced informational programming on two local channels, a government channel and an educational channel. Programming includes local interest pieces, historical pieces, local events coverage, documentation of county and municipal government proceedings, and programming related to area schools, including the College of the Albemarle and the UNC Coastal Studies Institute. In addition to regularly-aired television programming, Current TV also makes its content available on the Internet via live streaming and pre-recorded video.

Contents of the Collection

Interview with Glen Bowman on John Henry Bias, 10 February 2021
AV.5319.01
Interview with James Cofield on John Henry Bias, 16 February 2021
AV.5319.02
Interview with Darrell Collins on Outer Banks Black History, 17 February 2021
AV.5319.03
Interview with Joan Collins and Darrell Collins on the Pea Island Lifesavers, 17 February 2021
AV.5319.04

Subject Headings

  • Bias, John Henry, 1879-1939
  • Pea Island Life-Saving Station (U.S.)--History
  • African Americans--North Carolina--Dare County--History
  • Freedmen--North Carolina--Roanoke Island--History
  • Bias Shores (N.C.)
  • Acquisitions Information

    Donated by Charlie Burroughs on behalf of Current TV, March 2021.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Samantha Crisp, March 2021.