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
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying these materials.
Preferred Citation
[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.
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Acquisitions Information
Donated by Charlie Burroughs on behalf of Current TV, March 2021.