- Collection:
- Florida Civil Rights Oral Histories
- Title:
- Clarence Fort / interviewed by Andrew Huse
- Creator:
- Fort, Clarence, 1938-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Huse, Andrew T.
University of South Florida. Library. Florida Studies Center. Oral History Program - Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Tampa
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Civil rights workers--Interviews
Civil rights workers--Florida - People:
- Fort, Clarence, 1938-
- Location:
- United States, Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, 27.94752, -82.45843
- Medium:
- transcripts
oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mp4
application/pdf - Description:
- Clarence Fort discusses his involvement in Tampa's civil rights movement. Fort was head of the NAACP Youth Council, organizing sit-ins and other demonstrations. He describes some of the events that led to the end of segregation in Tampa, including the first sit-in at Woolworth's in February 1960. He also explains how he became the first African American bus driver for Trailways Bus Lines and comments on the current status of race relations in Tampa.
Interview conducted June 1, 2006. - Metadata URL:
- http://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0022274/00001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 sound file (110 min.) : digital, MPEG4 file + transcript
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Florida. Tampa Library
- Rights:
-
