The University of Alabama at Birmingham oral history collection
Interviews (available as audio files), many of which were conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, that document the lives of political and civic leaders, civil rights in Alabama, ethnic history of Alabama, folk history of Alabama, labor history of Alabama, history of Alabama women, historic Alabama communities, Alabama refugee experiences, and history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Date of Original
1970/1990
Subject
Birmingham (Ala.)--History--20th century
Alabama--History--20th century
Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham
Race discrimination--Alabama--Birmingham
African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham--History
Location
United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings
Type
Sound
Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Oral History Collection contains interviews on Alabama political and civic leaders, civil rights in Alabama, ethnic history of Alabama, folk history of Alabama, labor history of Alabama, history of Alabama women, historic Alabama communities, Alabama refugee experiences, and history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
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