ncgu_greensborovoices_farmer-int farmer-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with James Farmer Farmer, James, 1920- Congress of Racial Equality Civil rights workers--North Carolina African American civil rights workers--North Carolina Civil rights movements--North Carolina Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina Governors--North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Southern Christian Leadership Conference Nonviolence--North Carolina Direct action--North Carolina Segregation--North Carolina African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina Race discrimination--North Carolina North Carolina--Race relations--History--20th century Race relations Mass media--North Carolina Farmer, James, 1920- Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998 Oral history in which James Farmer discusses the history, strategies, and management of CORE, including the Freedom Highways campaign in North Carolina, and discusses Greensboro's role in the civil rights movement. He comments on Meier's and Rudwick's book CORE: A Study in the Civil Rights Movement, and recounts some activities of the NAACP, SNCC, SCLC, and Governor Terry Sanford. He mentions the success of nonviolent, direct action in achieving desegregation, assesses local and national media coverage of the movement, and describes his reasons for leaving CORE. 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. Greensboro, N.C. : University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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) 2006 Oral histories Transcripts http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=41 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1981-12-10 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) North Carolina 20090526 204847