- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Owen Lewis (Part 1)
- Creator:
- Lewis, Owen D., 1925-2007
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1988-11-21
- Subject:
- Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--North Carolina--Greensboro
African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation--North Carolina--Greensboro
Segregation in education--North Carolina--Greensboro
School integration--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Winston-Salem
Reporters and reporting--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Unitarians--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro
Police--North Carolina--Greensboro
Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- Lewis, Owen D., 1925-2007
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Brown, Oliver, 1918-1961
Stanley, Alfred Knighton, 1937- - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, 36.09986, -80.24422
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 Owen Lewis compares the differences in segregation, race relations, response to the Brown decision, and civil rights activities between Greensboro and Winston-Salem during the 1950s and 1960s, noting the role of specific religious denominations and civic organizations. He describes protests he covered as a reporter in Greensboro, the role that Jesse Jackson played in the movement, and the leadership role assumed by Tony Stanley. He also provides his favorable opinion of the role of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, mayor, and police in maintaining peace.
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%3A87
- 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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