- Collection:
- Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Purcell Maurice Conway oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Saint Augustine, Florida, 2011-09-13
- Creator:
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Mosnier, Joseph
Conway, Purcell Maurice, 1948- - Date of Original:
- 2011-09-13
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights movements--Florida--Saint Augustine
African American civil rights workers--Florida--Interviews
Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Saint Augustine
Discrimination in public accommodations--Florida
African American police--New York (State)--New York--Interviews - People:
- Hayling, Robert Bagner
- Location:
- United States, Florida, Saint Johns County, 29.91218, -81.40989
United States, Florida, Saint Johns County, Saint Augustine, 29.89469, -81.31452 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
transcripts
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jp2
image/tiff
text/xml
application/pdf - Description:
- Purcell Conway recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and working many odd jobs. He recalls facing discrimination, participating in demonstrations, and witnessing a riot when attempting to integrate the beach. He also discusses moving to New York City, his career as a police officer, and successfully suing the city for discrimination in promotions.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0045/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video files of 4 (HD, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (77 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (39 pages)
application/x-video
image/jpg - Contributing Institution:
- American Folklife Center
- Rights:
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