Who Speaks for the Negro, Heard Library, Vanderbilt University


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38 records found in the collection. showing records 1 - 10.

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1	Interview with Aaron Henry Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Aaron Henry Recording Date: Feb. 10, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Aaron Henry became interested in civil rights early in life. He describes his first experience with segregation as a child and becoming a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in high school. Henry mentions ... [more]

2	Interview with Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Recording Date: [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Powell discusses in detail the state of organization, strategies, and prospects of the civil rights movement, as well as its leadership. Throughout the interview Powell refers to his own work--his civil rights activism in the 1930s as well as his le... [more]

3	Interview with Andrew Young Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Andrew Young Recording Date: Mar. 17, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Andrew Young describes his early encounters with racism and growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana in a middle-class black family. He recalls that it struck him as odd that his parents and other middle-class blacks did not do more to help less fortunat... [more]

4	Interview with Avon N. Williams, Jr. Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Avon N. Williams, Jr. Recording Date: Feb. 13 or 14 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Williams begins the interview by giving his educational background. He then discusses his internship training under Zephaniah Alexander Looby, a well-known and respected African American lawyer in Nashville. He admits that initially he didn’t want to... [more]

5	Interview with Bayard Rustin Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Bayard Rustin Recording Date: 1964 (probably later than most interviews)	Abstract (snippet): Rustin expounds at length on strategies for the civil rights movement and the advancement of African Americans in general. He favors integration over separatism and believes that identity is found in struggle, not culture. He believes that the Afri... [more]

6	Interview with Bridgeport (Conn.) men Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Bridgeport (Conn.) men Recording Date: Apr. 9 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): The men discuss the extent of integration in the churches of Bridgeport, Conn. They talk about the problems of Bridgeport schools, especially those which teach the most African American and Puerto Rican children. They compare Bridgeport schools in ... [more]

7	Interview with Carl T. Rowan Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Carl T. Rowan Recording Date: May 14, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Carl Rowan provides his views on a number of aspects of the civil rights movement. Rowan believes that the traditional black leadership organizations are not dead, and that there is a need for associations that will look out for the legal aspects of ... [more]

8	Interview with Carroll Baker Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Carroll Baker Recording Date: Feb. 15, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Carroll provides his views on the advancement of the civil rights movement, and gives his opinions of Black Muslims and the Civil Rights bills. Baker states that social change in the Southeast has been occurring at a slow pace in comparison to other ... [more]

9	Interview with Charles Evers and Neil E. Goldschmidt Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Charles Evers; Neil E. Goldschmidt Recording Date: Feb. 12, 1964	Abstract (snippet): In this interview, Charles Evers explains how he became involved in the civil rights movement as a young man. He states that he and his brother, Medgar, were influenced early in life by their strong father. Evers served in the Army in the Pacific T... [more]

10	Interview with Clarie Collins Harvey Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Clarie Collins Harvey Recording Date: Feb. 9 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Harvey speaks extensively about her personal history, her family background, and her influences in social consciousness. These include her father's NAACP work, her membership in a Youth Council, her involvement with the YWCA at Spelman College, and ... [more]

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