- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Al Lineberry by Wayne Jordan
- Creator:
- Lineberry, Albert S., Sr.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Jordan, Wayne
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1988-02-01
- Subject:
- School integration--United States
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 transcript of a February 1, 1988, interview conducted by Wayne Jordan with Al Lineberry, Lineberry recalls his first experience with segregation and the Greensboro community's response to desegregation efforts. He recalls his work for the chamber of commerce, including facilitating discussion between races. He also talks about his involvement with the school board after the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education decision. Topics include enlisting the aid of church leaders, discussing busing at open forums, and inequality in school resources. Other topics include state policies in the eighties, including redistricting.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/921
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
- Original Collection:
- CRG
OH001 Greensboro Voices Collection - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
-
