- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with David Schenck, Jr.
- Creator:
- Schenck, David, 1951-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 1981-05-26
- Subject:
- Mayors--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
Governors--North Carolina
Businessmen--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro
Insurance agents--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Schenck, David, 1951-
Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998
Schenck, David, 1927-1970 - 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 David Schenck describes his father's role in ending desegregation demonstrations in 1963 and the effect on his family. Schenck reads from some of his father's correspondence, including hate mail, and discusses the mayor's relationship with North Carolina governor Terry Sanford. The younger Schenck's views on William Chafe's Civilities and Civil Rights are also discussed.
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%3A115
- 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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