- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Marion Jones
- Creator:
- Jones, Marion B., 1918-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1979-10-14
- Subject:
- Congress of Racial Equality
Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American clergy--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Jones, Marion B., 1918-
Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Thomas, William A., 1943- - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history in which Marion Jones describes the formation of the local CORE chapter in Greensboro, recalling the members of the chapter, and the chain of events leading up to its organization. He explains the role played by the Ministerial Alliance in supporting CORE members and their activities. He describes the processes used to make decisions for the CORE chapter on actions and strategies, and discusses his communications with the national office. Key players mentioned include James Farmer, Bill Thomas, and Jesse Jackson.
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%3A74
- 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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