Southern Journey Oral History Collection
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Date of Original
1991/1994
Subject
Civil rights movements--Southern States
Civil rights workers--Southern States--Interviews
Location
United States, Alabama, Dallas County, Selma, 32.40736, -87.0211
United States, Florida, Saint Johns County, Saint Augustine, 29.89469, -81.31452
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Orangeburg, 33.49182, -80.85565
Medium
sound recordings
oral histories (literary works)
Type
Sound
Description
This collection of oral histories, completed from 1991 to 1994, contains narratives of 119 individuals describing the activities and people involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the southern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. The narratives also detail daily life for the African American community during this volatile period in the United States. These interviews were conducted by writer Tom Dent as research for the documentary and book project Southern Journey: A Return to the Civil Rights Movement. Inspiration for the project stemmed from Dent’s earlier experiences conducting a Mississippi Oral History Project (1978-1983) and researching the autobiography of his friend Andrew Young. He was influenced by the book Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon to travel throughout the American South and collect the stories of the Civil Rights Movement in a variety of cities and towns, including Greensboro (North Carolina), Orangeburg and Charleston (South Carolina), St. Augustine (Florida), Albany (Georgia), Selma (Alabama) and various towns in Mississippi. The interviews are arranged in alphabetical order within these town and state groups. Interviews of note include, John Marshall Kilimanjaro (Greensboro, North Carolina), Annie Devine (Canton, Mississippi), L.C. Dorsey (Mound Bayou, Mississippi), and Andrew Young (Atlanta, Georgia). His goal was to capture the voices and perspectives of the individuals who have rarely been heard from in the history of the movement.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Amistad Research Center
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