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| Creator: | McNeil, Joseph (Joseph Alfred), 1942- |
| Title: | Oral history interview with Joseph McNeil |
| Date: | 1979 Oct. 14 |
| Description: | Oral history in which Joseph McNeil discusses the motivations and preparations of the Greensboro Four for the February 1, 1960 sit-in at Woolworth's. In addition to describing race relations and demonstrations in Greensboro, McNeil specifically notes the contributions of Bennett College students and Ralph Johns to the city's sit-ins. He also discusses his personal leadership role in the movement, and the effect that this involvement has had on his life. 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: | McNeil, Joseph (Joseph Alfred), 1942- | Johns, Ralph, 1916-1997 | African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro | Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro | Sit-ins--North Carolina--Greensboro | Nonviolence--North Carolina--Greensboro | Passive resistance--North Carolina--Greensboro | Direct action--North Carolina--Greensboro | Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro | Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | African American college students--North Carolina--Greensboro | College students--North Carolina--Greensboro | Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) | 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=100 |
