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Wiregrass Black History Project – Themar Long Interview re: Ted Long, February 10, 2025

Record Group 298

Date Span:  February 10, 2025

Description:  Interview 21:44 min. (642 MB) ; Transcript = 9 pages.

Biographical Sketch:  Themar Long is the son of Ted Long, subject of this interview.  He is a professional photographer in Baltimore, MD.  Theodore (Ted) Long (d. 2014) was a native of Dothan, AL, who became a hair stylist with 23 credits in International Movie Database (IMDB) for films such as Hustle & Flow (2005), The Rosa Parks Story (2002), Ruby Bridges (1998), Waiting to Exhale (1995), The Wiz (1978), and others.

Organizational Sketch:  The Wiregrass Black History Project is a collaboration between the Wiregrass Black History Channel on YouTube (by David "Mit" Kirkland) and the Wiregrass Archives. Funded in 2024- 25 by Troy University and the Society of American Archivists Foundation through its Catalyst Grant, the Project's goal is to produce nine video recordings of African American elders in the Wiregrass.

The Wiregrass Black History Channel (YouTube) will host edited versions of the interviews. The Wiregrass Archives will make the raw interviews available on its YouTube channel and create metadata records and finding aids that link to the project and to individual video interviews.

Scope / Content Note:  Video interview and transcript of Themar Long, son of Ted Long, who discusses his father's career as a prominent hair stylist for the movies. Long also discusses how his father's interests, work, and family moves affected him at the time and later in life.

Provenance:  Interview conducted by Billy Causey, Jr.  Provided to the Wiregrass Archives as part of the grant-funded Wiregrass Black History Project.

Processing Notes:  Transcriptions made by MS Word AI, then edited by Dr. Martin T. Olliff.  Revisions planned to update and correct transcriptions.

Cite as:  Themar Long Interview, The Wiregrass Black History Project, RG 298, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Acquisition Method:  Gift 

Donor Name:  Wiregrass Black History Project

Proc Date:  7/4/2025                                    Processor:  MTO

Access / Use:  Open

 

CALENDAR:

298-25-0704-Intv-007     Themar Long Interview by Billy Causey, Jr., February 10, 2025 (Ted Long, movie hairstylist)

Click here for edited video on @WiregrassBlackHistoryChannel, "Untold Stories: Ted Long -- 'Stylist of the Stars.'"

Click here for transcript of the unedited video shown below. (PDF)

 

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