- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with A. Knighton Stanley
- Creator:
- Stanley, Alfred Knighton, 1937-
- Date of Original:
- 1982-01-26
- Subject:
- African American clergy--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
Congress of Racial Equality. Greensboro Chapter
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race relations
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Discrimination in public accommodations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Politics and government
Direct actions--North Carolina--Greensboro
Youth movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American universities and colleges--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Stanley, Alfred Knighton, 1937-
Jackson, William H., 1915-1993 - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Alfred Knighton Stanley primarily describes the role of specific leaders in the Greensboro Congress of Racial Equality chapter, his own role in planning strategy, and specific demonstrations at the S&W Cafeteria, McDonald's, and theaters. He describes the role of local college students, faculty, and presidents in the movement, as well as Capt. William Jackson, specific political figures, and the black professional community. He also describes the activities and contributions of several committees and organizations to desegregation negotiations.
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%3A129
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library, Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Rights:
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