- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with George Evans by William Link
- Creator:
- Evans, George H., 1907-
- Date of Original:
- 1989-03-11
- Subject:
- Discrimination in public accommodations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation in transportation----North Carolina--Greensboro
Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race relations
Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civic leaders--North Carolina
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - People:
- Evans, George H., 1907-
- Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- In this transcript of a November 3, 1989, oral history interview conducted by William Link with George Evans, Evans describes Greensboro during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, especially segregation in medical and transportation facilities. He also describes the city in the early 1960s, especially civil rights demonstrations, the role of the NAACP, and the work of the committee he headed to confront race problems in the city.
- Metadata URL:
- https://gateway.uncg.edu/islandora/object/oh%3A40
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Rights:
-
