- Collection:
- Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., 1980 November 20, excerpt 05
- Creator:
- Drowota, Frank F., 1904-1998
- Contributor to Resource:
- Drowota, Helen
- Publisher:
- Excerpted from: CentIIIDrowota audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Century III Nashville Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library. - Date of Original:
- 1980-11-20
- Subject:
- Clergy--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
School integration--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations - People:
- Drowota, Frank F., 1904-1998--Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444
- Medium:
- sound recordings
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville minister Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., conducted on 20 November 1980 by Helen Drowota as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Drowota, a native of England and the founding minister of Nashville's Woodmont Christian Church, discusses the 1960s civil rights movement, including the the sit-ins and school integration, and how the church was divided over this issue. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the repository.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,575
- Rights Holder:
- U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
- Extent:
- audio/mp3 (1 min., 01 sec.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division
- Rights:
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