- Collection:
- Civil Rights Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Alvin Pitmon talks about his experiences with prejudice in Arkansas and his feelings towards Dr. Martin Luther King
- Creator:
- Pitmon, Alvin
- Publisher:
- Civil Rights Oral History Interviews, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University, Spokane, Wash.
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Subject:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights movements--Arkansas
African Americans--Civil rights
School integration--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation in education--Arkansas
Discrimination in education--Arkansas
Oral history - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Pitmon, Alvin - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
United States, Washington, Spokane County, 47.62064, -117.40401
United States, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane, 47.65966, -117.42908 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- Alvin Pitmon talks about his experiences with prejudice in Arkansas during the forced integration of schools in the 1960s. He discusses his feelings towards Dr. Martin Luther King and the effects Dr. King had on him.
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://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/cvoralhist/id/13
- Rights Holder:
- For permission to publish please contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335-6691
- Extent:
- audio/x-pn-realaudio
- Contributing Institution:
- Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Rights:
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