- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with David Richmond by Clay Carson
- Creator:
- Richmond, David
- Contributor to Resource:
- Carson, Clay
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1972-04-10
- Subject:
- Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960
Segregation
Civil rights demonstrations - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This transcript of an April 10, 1972, oral history interview conducted by Clay Carson with David Richmond primarily documents Richmond's participation in the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth's sit-in on February 1, 1960. Topics include the influences on the Greensboro Four, Joe McNeil suggesting they sit-in, meeting with Ralph Johns, others who knew about their plan, Dr. Milton Barnes putting up bail, communicating with and organizing students, the march from Woolworth's to A&T, and the boycott of downtown businesses. Other topics include Greensboro's role and relation to the national civil rights movement, the shift in protest tactics, his work as a counselor, and his involvement in the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's sensitivity sessions.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/766
- 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:
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