noa_sohpcr_a-0135 a-0135 sohpcr noa yes Oral history interview with H. M. Michaux, November 20, 1974 Michaux, H. M. (Henry McKinley), 1930- Bass, Jack North Carolina--Race relations African Americans--Political activity North Carolina--Politics and government Democratic Party (N.C.) African American politicians--North Carolina Voter registration--North Carolina Women political activists--North Carolina African American legislators--North Carolina African Americans--North Carolina--Political activity North Carolina--Politics and government--1951- Durham Committee on Negro Affairs Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People North Carolina--Race relations--Political aspects Hunt, James B., 1937- Helms, Jesse Michaux, H. M. (Henry McKinley), 1930- H. M. Michaux discusses his role in black electoral politics in the urban South. His grassroots engagement with local Durham, North Carolina, politics helped to catapult him into the state House of Representatives, where he has served since 1972. Michaux explains that black politicians need to employ different campaign strategies in black and white communities. He also offers insight into the inner workings of black political alliances, as well as the internal decisions involved with political offices. He speculates on the permanence of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Despite some Republican success, Michaux contends that the Democratic Party will continue to dominate North Carolina politics. He stresses the need for a Democratic coalition and black political education in order to preserve black electoral power. 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. [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. Southern Oral History Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library Oral histories of the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)) 2006 Transcripts Sound recordings Oral histories http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-0135/menu.html Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 78.6 kilobytes, 138 megabytes. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player. MP3 format / ca. 138 MB, 01:15:27 Title from menu page (viewed on June 24, 2008). Interview participants: H. M. Michaux, interviewee; Jack Bass, interviewer. Duration: 01:15:27. This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South. Text encoded by Mike Millner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers. Forms part of Oral histories of the American South collection. 1974-11-20 Durham (N.C.) Durham County (N.C.) 20090723 104754