- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Otis L. Hairston Sr. and Nelson Johnson
- Creator:
- Hairston, Otis L.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Johnson, Nelson, 1943-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1989-05-05
- Subject:
- African American boys--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American boys--North Carolina--Halifax County
School integration--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation in education--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race relations
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Boycotts--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American clergy--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Hairston, Otis L.
Johnson, Nelson, 1943- - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
United States, North Carolina, Halifax County, 36.2575, -77.65188 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Otis L. Hairston Sr. and Nelson Johnson compare their respective childhoods in Greensboro and Halifax County, North Carolina, and discuss early experiences and influences on their lives. They also discuss educational issues, including the desegregation Greensboro schools, in addition to race relations, the use of boycotts, and the relationship between faith and class in the black community.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://gateway.uncg.edu/islandora/object/oh%3A73
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Rights:
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