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| Creator: | Bain, Carson, 1917- |
| Title: | Oral history interview with Carson Bain |
| Date: | 1977 June 30 |
| Description: | Oral history in which Carson Bain primarily discusses political and social issues in Greensboro, including bond issues, construction and renovation of the coliseum, ward vs. at-large governance, housing and education for the impoverished, and city redevelopment. He also discusses Greensboro during the Depression and New Deal, along with his early business career, involvement in local civic affairs and organizations such as the Jaycees, and tenure as mayor. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Oral histories | Transcripts |
| Subjects: | Bain, Carson, 1917- | Greensboro (N.C.)--History--20th century | Greensboro (N.C.)--Politics and government | Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | Social change--North Carolina--Greensboro | Businessmen--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro | Mayors--North Carolina--Greensboro | Greensboro (N.C.) | Guilford County (N.C.) |
| Collection: | Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles |
| Institution: | University of North Carolina at Greensboro's University Libraries |
| Contributors: | University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries | Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.) | Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro Voices Collection (University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries) |
| Online Publisher: | Greensboro, N.C. : University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 2006 |
| Original Material: | Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://library.uncg.edu/dp/crg/oralHistItem.aspx?i=477 |
