vrc_voices_9 9 voices vrc yes Interview with Dr. Laverne Byrd Smith Smith, Laverne Byrd African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Interviews Civil rights movements--Virginia--Richmond African American women civil rights workers--Virginia--Richmond African American women educators--Virginia--Richmond African American high schools--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 African Americans--Politics and government--Virginia--Richmond Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.)--Students Virginia Council on Human Rights Smith, Laverne Byrd--Interviews Ransome, W. L. <dc:description>Dr. Laverne Byrd Smith, educator and civil rights activist, recounts her experiences in segregated Richmond, including its segregated streetcars. She also discussed writing for the Richmond Afro-American; serving as president of the Virginia Council on Human Relations; and interviewing Martin Luther King, Jr. 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,9 2003-03-21 Virginia Richmond (Va.) 20110520 150307