ncgu_greensborovoices_patterson1-int patterson1-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Pat Patterson Patterson, Robert Tyrone, 1941- African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro African American college students--North Carolina--Greensboro College students--North Carolina--Greensboro North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University African American universities and colleges--North Carolina--Greensboro Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro Sit-ins--North Carolina--Greensboro Passive resistance--North Carolina--Greensboro Nonviolence--North Carolina--Greensboro Direct action--North Carolina--Greensboro Congress of Racial Equality Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro Race relations Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century African Americans--North Carolina--Greensboro African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Picketing--North Carolina--Greensboro Police--North Carolina--Greensboro Police--North Carolina--Greensboro--Attitudes Patterson, Robert Tyrone, 1941- Oral history in which Robert Patterson describes how the first sit-ins occurred, events that led up to the formation of the Greensboro Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) chapter, and the key players involved. He explains strategies behind the CORE planning sessions, how demonstrations and pickets were carried out, and reactions on the part of the city police. 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=112 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1979-07-17 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847