- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Vance H. Chavis
- Creator:
- Chavis, Vance H., 1906-1998
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1979-11-21
- Subject:
- Science teachers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American teachers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American school principals--North Carolina--Greensboro
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American political activists--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race relations
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation in transportation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Discrimination in public accommodations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Social integration--North Carolina--Greensboro
James B. Dudley High School (Greensboro, N.C.)
Voting--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Chavis, Vance H., 1906-1998
- 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 Vance Chavis discusses his memories of race relations in Greensboro, communication between the black and white communities, and his support of the local civil rights movement. He describes segregated Greensboro facilities such as the train station, movie theaters, and pool, as well as the integration of the police department and YMCA. Other subjects include Chavis' work with local organizations and his experiences as teacher at Dudley High School, especially the inequity in funding for black schools like Dudley. Chavis also talks about African Americans' voting behavior, inability to receive equal pay, and reaction to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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%3A29
- 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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