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Clear All Location United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham Medium sound recordings

Description:: Oral histories about Birmingham, Alabama's African American working class prior to World War II.
Date of Original:: 1983/1984
Contributing Institution:: William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Sensitive Content:: Material contained in The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections may negatively depict race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicities, and class. The University of Alabama Libraries does not endorse the views expressed in these materials. We present our collections as they were originally created to promote scholarly research and analysis.

Description:: 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.
Date of Original:: 1970/1990
Contributing Institution:: Mervyn H. Sterne Library

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