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3 records found where subject: African Americans -- Employment. showing records 1 - 3.
| 1 | 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] |
| 2 | Interview with Montgomery King
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Montgomery King Recording Date: Feb. 5 [1964] |
Abstract (snippet): King attributes the timing of the rise of the "Negro revolution" (Warren's term) to the ongoing migration from rural areas to cities, rising difficulty in finding jobs, and a lack of economic stability and home ownership. He discusses disadvantages ... [more] |
| 3 | Interview with Septima Poinsette Clark
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Septima Poinsette Clark Recording Date: Mar. 18 [1964] |
Abstract (snippet): Clark recounts childhood experiences in Charleston, S.C., that led her to civil rights activism and education. She talks about her adult experience as a teacher and an advocate for adult literacy. She speaks of improvements in race relations over t... [more] |
Original materials (recordings)
through the generous support of the University of Kentucky and Yale University.
Some abstracts courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
Support from Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University