ncgu_greensborovoices_howard-int howard-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Gloria Jean Howard Howard, Gloria Jean Blair, 1943- African Americans--North Carolina--Greensboro 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 Congress of Racial Equality National Association for the Advancement of Colored People African American students--North Carolina--Greensboro Howard, Gloria Jean Blair, 1943- Oral history in which Gloria Howard describes her childhood influences, her activities with the NAACP Youth Chapter, and events that took place prior to the formation of a CORE chapter. She discusses her increased participation in recruitment and demonstrating while at Bennett, the attitudes of out-of-state students and their role in the movement, and prominent members of the black community, such as Otis Hairston, Sarah Herbin, and Marion Jones. Howard also mentions national leaders who came to Greensboro and stayed with her family, including Jesse Jackson, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Hank Thomas, and James Baldwin. 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=66 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1982-09-15 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847