- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Alvin Thomas
- Creator:
- Thomas, Alvin Rudy, 1946-
- Date of Original:
- 1982-08-12
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro
Congress of Racial Equality. Greensboro Chapter
Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro
Civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro
African American civic leaders--North Carolina--Greensboro - People:
- Thomas, Alvin Rudy, 1946-
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999
Thomas, William A., 1943- - 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 with Alvin Rudy Thomas in which he provides insight into the workings of the local Congress of Racial Equality chapter and details of the group's activities. He discusses the leaders, both local and national, that were involved with the demonstrations, including Jesse Jackson, James Farmer, and Bill Thomas.
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%3A135
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library, Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Rights:
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