ncgu_greensborovoices_holderness-int holderness-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Howard Holderness Holderness, Howard, 1902-1992 Life insurance agents--North Carolina--Greensboro Businessmen--North Carolina--Greensboro Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro School board members--North Carolina--Greensboro Segregation in education--North Carolina--Greensboro School integration--North Carolina--Greensboro Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro Holderness, Howard, 1902-1992 Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. Oral history in which Howard "Chick" Holderness discusses his view on the 1954 Brown decision, the school board's interpretation of the Pearsall Plan, and why he felt the school system needed to wait before implementing desegregation. He provides details of his conversation with the president of Woolworth's concerning integration of their lunch counter and the role of civil rights demonstrators. He also recalls his appointment to the Advisory Committee on Human Relations, the committee's goals, and the members' differing opinions. 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=65 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1982-08-13 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847