An archival collection of interviews conducted for Robert Penn Warren's seminal book

Keyword:

By Interviewee By Name/Subject

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1	Interview with Richard Gunn Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Richard Gunn Recording Date: May 7, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Gunn describes the large employers of black men and women in Cleveland, including the Cleveland Electrical Illuminating Company and the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Gunn also discusses the substantial number of black-owned businesses in Cleveland. Gu... [more]
2	Interview with Ruth Turner Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Ruth Turner Recording Date: May 7, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Turner recalls the events that convinced her to leave teaching and devote herself fully to CORE. She states that events in Birmingham, Alabama had a profound effect on her decision. Turner describes the role of the "white committed" in the civil righ... [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