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| Creator: | Leonard, Colvin Theodore, 1889-1995 |
| Title: | Oral history interview with Colvin Leonard |
| Date: | 1989 May 28 |
| Description: | Oral history in which Colvin Theodore Leonard recalls race relations in Greensboro from the late 1940s through the 1960s. He describes being at the Woolworth's lunch counter when the February 1, 1960 sit-in occurred, and how at the time it did not seem like a dramatic, historic event. He provides a few details of demonstrations and pickets, commends the police department for maintaining peace, and describes his personal relationships and experiences with blacks. 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: | Leonard, Colvin Theodore, 1889-1995 | Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro | Sit-ins--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro | Police--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights workers--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/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=86 |
