- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Carson Bain
- Creator:
- Bain, Carson, 1917-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1977-06-30
- Subject:
- Greensboro (N.C.)--History--20th century
Greensboro (N.C.)--Politics and government
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Social change--North Carolina--Greensboro
Businessmen--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro
Mayors--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Bain, Carson, 1917-
- Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history in which Carson Bain primarily discusses political and social issues in Greensboro, including bond issues, construction and renovation of the coliseum, ward vs. at-large governance, housing and education for the impoverished, and city redevelopment. He also discusses Greensboro during the Depression and New Deal, along with his early business career, involvement in local civic affairs and organizations such as the Jaycees, and tenure as mayor.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://gateway.uncg.edu/islandora/object/oh%3A15
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Rights:
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