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

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By Interviewee By Name/Subject

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1	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]
2	Interview with Lolis Elie, Nils Douglas and Robert Collins Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Robert Collins; Nils Douglas; Lolis Elie Recording Date: Feb. 2 and possibly 8 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Elie discusses efforts to desegregate public facilities in New Orleans. He admits that there are some “powerful whites” working behind the scenes toward desegregation, but says that because they refuse to vocalize their views publicly, it has all com... [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