- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with William Thomas Jr. by William Chafe
- Creator:
- Thomas, William Alvin, Jr.
- 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:
- Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.)
Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations
Protest movements--United States
Greensboro (N.C.)--History--20th century
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Segregation
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This transcript of an oral history interview by William Chafe circa 1975 with William Thomas Jr. primarily documents Thomas' involvement in the 1963 demonstrations in Greensboro, North Carolina. Topics include Dr. Willa Player and the Bennett College students; the A&T administration's response to the sit-ins; threatening to picket churches because of their lack of support; marches and sit-ins in 1963; the roles of Jesse Jackson, Knighton "Tony" Stanley, and other CORE leaders; forcing older community leaders to recognize students' importance; building support in the community; and his opinions of David Schenck and the Cone family. Thomas also discusses growing up in Greensboro, especially racial segregation and the influence of teachers and families in decided to combat it; his membership in the NAACP Youth Chapter; the national and local NAACP's response to the sit-ins; high school students carrying the 1960 sit-ins through the summer months; voting rights in Greensboro; the local movement after 1963; and his post-A&T education.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/781
- 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:
-
