- Title:
- Everett R. Cook oral history collection
- Publisher:
- Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College
- Date of Original:
- 1905/2004
- Subject:
- Interviews
Memphis (Tenn.)
Oral history
Neighborhoods
Civil rights
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA)
Vollintine Evergreen Community Association
Vollintine Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.)
Mid-Memphis Improvement Association (MMIA)
Segregation
Political science
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Religion - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- application/msword
image/png
audio/mpeg - Description:
- The Everett R. Cook Collection includes interviews conducted from 1979-2004 as part of the Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection on Civil Rights, made available through a partnership with the Memphis Public Library. The interviews describe the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood and surrounding areas, civil rights work in Memphis, and the Mid-Memphis Improvement Association (MMIA). Interviewees discuss their personal experiences with different civil rights groups, such as the NAACP, as well as working with notable civil rights figures for civil rights advancement in Memphis.
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/10267/33969
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This item is made available with permission from the Memphis Public Library and Information Center. Permission to reproduce or publish this item is required and may be subject to copyright or other legal restrictions imposed by parties outside of the Library. Please contact the History Department of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center at 901.415.2742 or hisref@memphislibrary.org to request permission. Any image from the library's collection published in any form must cite as the source: Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library & Information Center.
- Contributing Institution:
- Rhodes College
- Rights:
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