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Oral history interview with Vance H. Chavis (Part 1)

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Creator:Chavis, Vance H., 1906-1998
Title:Oral history interview with Vance H. Chavis (Part 1)
Date:1988 Dec. 7
Description:

Oral history in which Vance Chavis discusses the role of teachers in the black community, Dudley High School, and discrepancy between white and black schools. He describes his involvement in and activities of organizations such as the NAACP, Greensboro Citizens Association, and Greensboro Interracial Commission; voting and politics in the 1950s; segregated buses, theatres, and restaurants; and his personal educational background and experiences in South Carolina.

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Types:Oral histories | Transcripts
Subjects:Chavis, Vance H., 1906-1998 | Science teachers--North Carolina--Greensboro | African American teachers--North Carolina--Greensboro | African American school principals--North Carolina--Greensboro | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro | African American political activists--North Carolina--Greensboro | Race relations | Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro | Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro | Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro | African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro | Segregation in transportation--North Carolina--Greensboro | Discrimination in public accommodations--North Carolina--Greensboro | Social integration--North Carolina--Greensboro | James B. Dudley High School (Greensboro, N.C.) | Voting--North Carolina--Greensboro | Greensboro (N.C.)--Politics and government--History--20th century | 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

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Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices.

Persistent Link to Item:http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=28