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| Creator: | Folger, Beatrice M., 1903-1998 |
| Title: | Oral history interview with Beatrice M. Folger |
| Date: | 1986 Dec. 5 |
| Description: | Oral history interview in which Beatrice M. Folger primarily discusses her involvement with the YWCA and other integrated groups in the 1950s and 1960s. She describes interracial meetings, cultural events, and clubs, and the roles these played in opening up dialogue between blacks and whites. Folger also talks about the role of some specific local citizens, including Ethel Troy, Warren Ashby, and Capt. William Jackson. Other topics include treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, C-SPAN, and Clan of the Cave Bear. 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: | Folger, Beatrice M., 1903-1998 | Jackson, William H., 1915-1993 | YWCA | Women social reformers--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro | Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | 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/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=42 |
