- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Carolyn Allen by William Chafe
- Creator:
- Allen, Carolyn
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chafe, William H., 1942-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- Greensboro (N.C.)--History--20th century
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations
Protest movements--United States
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
School integration--United States
Civil rights demonstration--North Carolina--Greensboro
Local government--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
School integration - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, circa 1975, conducted by William Chafe, Carolyn Allen primarily discusses Greensboro civic organizations, and particularly the YWCA, addressing racial issues. Topics include the involvement of the academic community in civic organizations during the late 1960s and earl 1970s, Allen's impressions of race relations, the Gateway Program, Hal Sieber, Cecil Rouson, Nelson Johnson, Owen Lewis, the rise of black separatism in Greensboro in the early 1970s, and the division along lines of economic status and age in the black community. Allen addresses the role of the YWCA in the community, representation of faculty and the black community on YWCA board, the YWCA's Community Unity and Human Relations Committees, integration of Greensboro YWCAs, activities of specific members, and dialogue groups that discussed community issues. Specific events mentioned include the Dudley High School/A&T protest, school integration, and the sanitation workers' strike.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/748
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
- Original Collection:
- http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/chafe/
RL.00207 William Henry Chafe Oral History Collection
CRG - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
-
