ncgu_greensborovoices_jarrett-int jarrett-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Hobart Jarrett Jarrett, Hobart Sydney, 1915-2005 Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro Discrimination in restaurants--North Carolina--Greensboro Race relations Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro African American clergy--North Carolina--Greensboro Women social reformers--North Carolina--Greensboro Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) Jarrett, Hobart Sydney, 1915-2005 Oral history in which Hobart Jarrett primarily describes the efforts to desegregate the Woolworth's lunch counter and Meyer's Tea Room in Greensboro in the early 1960s. He describes his personal background, his role as chairman of the Greensboro Citizens Association and the group's activities, and details of negotiations with white merchants such as Mose Kiser of Guilford Dairy and Clarence Harris of Woolworth's. Other major topics include the role of specific members of the black community, especially Dr. W.L.T. Miller, George Simkins, Vance Chavis, and various ministers, as well as the role of women at Bennett College and Woman's College (now UNCG). 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=70 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847