An archival collection of interviews conducted for Robert Penn Warren's seminal book
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5 records found where subject: African Americans -- Education (Higher). showing records 1 - 5.
1 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]
2 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]
3 Interview with Felton Clark
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren
Interviewee(s): Felton Clark
Recording Date: Feb. 5, 1964 		Abstract (snippet):
In this interview, Clark describes his opinions of integration in public education, especially at the university level. Clark feels that the integration of colleges in Louisiana will not occur as rapidly as it did in some of the border states, but t... [more]
4 Interview with Kelly Miller Smith
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren
Interviewee(s): Kelly Miller Smith
Recording Date: Feb. 13 [1964] 		Abstract (snippet):
Smith begins with a brief personal history, then gives a detailed account of nonviolence training in Nashville and the sit-ins to which it led. He describes how students came to be a part of this movement, as well as Vanderbilt Divinity School stude... [more]
5 Interview with Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren
Interviewee(s): Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Recording Date: Mar. 17, 1964 		Abstract (snippet):
In this interview, Vernon Jordan describes his early life. He recalls attending a segregated high school in Atlanta where a man named Paul Lawrence came to speak with students about the National Services Scholarship Fund. After meeting Mr. Lawrence, ... [more]