North Carolina - Greensboro: Sol Jacobs

Collection:: Southern Journey Oral History Collection
Title:: North Carolina - Greensboro: Sol Jacobs
Contributor to Resource:: Dent, Thomas C.
Date of Original:: 1991-02-01
Subject:: African Americans
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Race relations
Military life
Location:: United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
Medium:: sound recordings
Type:: Sound
Format:: audio/mpeg
Description:: Tom Dent interviews Sol Jacobs in Greensboro, North Carolina. He moved to Greensboro from Pittsburgh in 1949 and talks about the progress that has occurred in race relations during that time. He recalls the presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Greensboro and talks about Nelson Johnson's leadership. Jacobs discusses local politics regarding the committee commemorating the Greensboro Sit-ins and the upcoming election. He gives his early impressions of the city and recalls racial conflict he witnessed while serving in the military.
Metadata URL:: https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:53909
Contributing Institution:: Amistad Research Center
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