- Collection:
- Florida Civil Rights Oral Histories
- Title:
- Leo Wotitzky / interviewed by David Seth Walker
- Creator:
- Wotitzky, Leo, 1924-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Walker, David Seth
University of South Florida Libraries. Florida Studies Center. Oral History Program - Date of Original:
- 2004-03-08
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Florida--Cases
Civil rights workers--Interviews
Civil rights workers--Florida
College integration--Florida--Interviews
Florida--Politics and government - People:
- Wotitzky, Leo, 1924-
- Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
- Medium:
- transcripts
oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mp4
application/pdf - Description:
- Leo Wotitzky, attorney and former member of the Florida House of Representatives (1938-1950), discusses his political career and his role in school desegregation, particularly the Virgil Hawkins case to integrate the University of Florida law school. While in the House, Wotitzky was chairman of the House Education Committee.
Interview conducted March 8, 2001. - Metadata URL:
- http://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0022276/00001
- Digital Object URL:
- http://digital.lib.usf.edu/ohpi/?doi=F55-00019&packageid=SFS0022276
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 sound file (29 min.) : digital, MPEG4 file + transcript
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Florida. Tampa Library
- Rights:
-
Leo Wotitzky / interviewed by David Seth Walker
