tnn_npldl_nblswettd1003clip1 nblswettd1003clip1 npldl tnn yes Oral history interview with David Swett, Jr., 2006 July 17, excerpt 03 Swett, David E., 1968- Swett's Restaurant (Nashville, Tenn.)--History Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville African American businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Family-owned business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Minority business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville African American business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Restaurants--Tennessee--Nashville Food service--Tennessee--Nashville Dinners and dining--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Social conditions--Tennessee--Nashville Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Economic conditions--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville Desegregation--Tennessee--Nashville Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions Nashville (Tenn.)--Economic conditions Swett, David E., 1968- --Interviews Swett, Walter, 1904-1994 An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project and the Southern Foodways Alliance. Swett discusses his grandfather Walter Swett's opinions about desegregation and how it caused some people to lose their businesses. He also explains that Swett's always had a racially diverse clientele, even during the 1950s and 1960s. The complete interview, as well as a transcript, is available in the repository. Nashville, Tenn. : Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library Egerton, John Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division Civil Rights Online Collection (Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division) 2006 Sound recordings Oral histories http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,1000 audio/mp3 (2 min., 14 sec.) Excerpted from: NBLSwettD digital recording converted from wav to mp3 format in 2006. Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library. Forms part of online collection: Civil Rights Online Collection. 2006-07-17 Nashville (Tenn.) Davidson County (Tenn.) U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782. 20090526 204853