ROY MCLAUGHLIN
Interview Info
Date of Interview: 4-13-24
Interview Location: Office located inside of Tompkins Hall on North Carolina State University’s campus
Narrator(s): Roy Lee McLaughlin
Interviewer(s): Haley Kinsler, Asha Thurman
Background on Interview:
This interview was recorded as part of a group interview day organized in partnership with graduate students in the linguistics program at NC State.
Explore Clips from this Interview
Growing up in Fourth Ward
“I guess as a kid it was a lot of fun. We had our neighbors, we always had someone to go and play ball with.”
Roy Lee McLaughlin
Defying Neighborhood Steretypes
“Some people may want to say that the neighborhood was riddled by trouble, which that’s not true. You’re always going to have trouble in some places, but the neighborhood wasn’t as bad as some people had laid it out to be.”
Roy Lee McLaughlin
A Vibrant Church Community
“These are holy people, you know. They are clapping and singing and shouting and having a good time in church.”
Roy Lee McLaughlin
Sundays at Miss May Hellen’s
“Now I’ll never forget that lady. You know, she just say, your boys, y’all just have it. Y’all just be quiet there. Don’t tell her nothing. And she just let all of us into the house.”
Roy Lee McLaughlin