ncgu_greensborovoices_spivey1-int spivey1-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Jo Spivey Spivey, Jo Jones, 1917-2003 Reporters and reporting--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro Sit-ins--North Carolina--Greensboro African Americans--North Carolina--Greensboro African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Race relations Segregation in education--North Carolina--Greensboro School integration--North Carolina--Greensboro Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro Spivey, Jo Jones, 1917-2003 Oral history in which Jo Spivey primarily discusses her role as a news reporter in covering the civil rights activities in Greensboro and provides details of activities from the February 1, 1960 sit-in through the demonstrations in the summer of 1963; she also describes harassment she received as a result of covering these events. Spivey provides specifics of the desegregation of locals, schools, the golf course, lunch counters and restaurants, hospitals, and city council; she compares race relations in Greensboro during the 1960s and 1970s; describes community leaders, organizations, ad hoc committees, and political figures; and discusses the May 1969 shootout at North Carolina A&T. 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=132 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1979-05-30 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847