vrc_voices_8 8 voices vrc yes Interview with Dr. W. Ferguson Reid Reid, W. Ferguson (William Ferguson), 1925- African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Interviews Civil rights movements--Virginia--Richmond African American civil rights workers--Virginia--Richmond African American surgeons--Virginia--Richmond Discrimination in housing--Virginia Discrimination in education--Virginia--Richmond African Americans--Education--Virginia--Richmond Segregation--Virginia--Richmond Intimidation--Virginia--Richmond Richmond (Va.)--Race relations--History--20th century National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Discrimination in medical care--Virginia Discrimination in medical education--Virginia Medicine--Societies, etc. African Americans--Politics and government--Virginia--Richmond Reid, W. Ferguson (William Ferguson), 1925- --Interviews Dr. W. Ferguson Reid, surgeon, first African American elected to the Virginia General Assembly since Reconstruction. Issues discussed include: racial segregation in Richmond and Virginia; the Richmond Crusade for Voters; the Democratic Party and the Byrd Machine; the Poll Tax; John Mitchell and The Planet; the NAACP; the Medical College of Virginia; and racism in the medical community. This interview was conducted March 21, 2003 at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Ronald E. Carrington, President of Media Consultants Global, Inc. of Richmond, was the director-producer of the video taping and interviewed the interviewees. Historian Dr. Betsy Brinson conducted preliminary oral interviews. The text of the oral history was transcribed by Halasz Reporting and Video, Richmond. Other editing by the staff of Special Collections and Archives, VCU Libraries. Carrington, Ronald E. Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Virginia Civil Rights Movement Video Initiative Moving images Oral histories http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/voices,8 2003-03-21 Virginia Richmond (Va.) 20110519 145817