Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...

Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...

Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...

Abstract A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...

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Interviewee Reverend Irene Pierce with her interviewer Devin Daniels at the The Phillips Collection. Daniels was a high school student from Dunbar high school enrolled in the Real World History Class.

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In this oral history interview, Rev. Irene Pierce, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her experiences moving from Pickens, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C. She reflects on her family life and upbringing in Pickens, her move to D.C. at age eight, and her educational experiences in Washington. Rev. Pierce also discusses her career in government as well as her church life and work in the ministry.

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In this oral history interview, Rev. Irene Pierce, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her experiences moving from Pickens, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C. She reflects on her family life and upbringing in Pickens, her move to D.C. at age eight, and her educational experiences in Washington. Rev. Pierce also discusses her career in government as well as her church life and work in the ministry.

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In this oral history interview, Rev. Irene Pierce, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her experiences moving from Pickens, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C. She reflects on her family life and upbringing in Pickens, her move to D.C. at age eight, and her educational experiences in Washington. Rev. Pierce also discusses her career in government as well as her church life and work in the ministry.

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In this oral history interview, Rev. Irene Pierce, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her experiences moving from Pickens, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C. She reflects on her family life and upbringing in Pickens, her move to D.C. at age eight, and her educational experiences in Washington. Rev. Pierce also discusses her career in government as well as her church life and work in the ministry.

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In this oral history interview, Rev. Irene Pierce, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her experiences moving from Pickens, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C. She reflects on her family life and upbringing in Pickens, her move to D.C. at age eight, and her educational experiences in Washington. Rev. Pierce also discusses her career in government as well as her church life and work in the ministry.