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UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020

Description:
The UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project interviews document the experiences of Black students who attended the University of Georgia in the years following the University's 1961 desegregation. Some of the topics alumni discuss include their reasons for enrolling at UGA, their social lives, their academic goals, their experiences with racism on and off campus, and how time their time at UGA has shaped their lives.
Date of Original:
2019/2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Cleaborn Homes resident interviews

Description:
The Cleaborn Homes Collection includes interviews with former residents of the Cleaborn Homes housing project in Memphis, Tennessee. Cleaborn Homes were part of Memphis public housing, specifically Foote Homes, which were segregated in the 1960s, and retained a largely African-American population continuing through the 1990s.
Date of Original:
2011
Contributing Institution:
Rhodes College

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Collection
Devery Anderson papers

Description:
Collection holds newspaper articles, publications, interviews, and notes collected and created by author Devery Anderson during research for publications on Emmett Till, including his 2015 monograph Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement.
Date of Original:
2007-02-07
Contributing Institution:
Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

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Collection
Working lives oral history project

Description:
Funded by an NEH grant, this project focuses on black working class social history of Birmingham, Alabama prior to World War II.
Date of Original:
1983/1985
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Sensitive Content:
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