- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with James Townsend by Eugene Pfaff
- Creator:
- Townsend, James R.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Pfaff, Eugene E.
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1978-11-22
- 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:
- In this transcript of a November 22, 1978, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with James Townsend, Townsend discusses the sit-in demonstrations at Woolworth's, working with Dr. William Hampton, his relationship with the media, and his role in city planning and road construction. He comments on the Greensboro Police Department, race relations in Greensboro, and problems and achievements during his tenure as city manager. He mentions his support for the sit-in participants, and the resistance amongst downtown businesses to desegregate.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/900
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
- Original Collection:
- CRG
OH001 Greensboro Voices Collection - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
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