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| 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 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] |
| 3 | 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] |
| 4 | 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] |
| 5 | 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] |
| 6 | Interview with Ezell Blair, Stokely Carmichael, Lucy Thornton and Jean Wheeler
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Ezell A. Blair, Jr.; Stokely Carmichael; Lucy Thornton ; Jean Wheeler Recording Date: Mar. 4, 1964 |
Abstract (snippet): Throughout this interview, each person describes the civil rights movement and touches on the changes happening during the 1960s. At the beginning, Ezell Blair describes how the historic sit-in at Woolworth's in Greeensboro, N.C., started, who was i... [more] |
| 7 | 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] |
| 8 | Interview with Gloria St. Clair Hayes Richardson
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Gloria Richardson Recording Date: 2 March [1964] |
Abstract (snippet): Gloria Richardson discusses the history of blacks in Cambridge, Maryland, where she is originally from, and their current economic situation. Richardson cites some appalling statistics, including 15% overall unemployment in Dorchester County, which i... [more] |
| 9 | Interview with James Baldwin
Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): James Baldwin Recording Date: Apr. 27, 1964 |
Abstract (snippet): In this interview, Baldwin discusses various aspects of the civil rights movements including many of the African American leaders that emerged, some particular demonstrations as well as the differences he sees between the North and the South. He also... [more] |
| 10 | 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] |