Everett R. Cook oral history collection
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.
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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
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.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Rhodes College
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