Worcester, MA: The Author, 1845. 48 p.

Junie Edna Kaylor Aaron remembers her long working life in the clothing industry in North Carolina.

A white student's experience with racial division at West Charlotte convinces her of the importance of integrated education.

Charles Adams was a teacher and coach in Wake County, North Carolina, during the 1960s before becoming the Assistant Director (and later the Director) of the North Carolina High Schools Athletics Association. In addition, Adams' father was a leader of the effort to desegregate Wake County schools. Consequently, Adams offers an insider's perspective on the process of school desegregation, focusing specifically on Cary, North Carolina, as a pioneer and model for other local schools.

Two-time mayor and newspaper publisher Floyd Adams, Jr., describes urban renewal past and present in Savannah, GA, and its impact on the black community.

London: Partridge and Oakey, 1854. ii, xxxi, 168 p.

Harrisburg, Pa.: Sieg, 1872. 64 p.

Philadelphia: J. H. Cunningham, 1817. 192 p.

Charlotte, N. C.: A. M. E. Zion Publication House, 1922. 34 p.

Wilmington [Del.]: P. H. Eckel, 1871. 156 p.

[Aberdeen, UK]: [Published for the Author, W. Bennett, Printer], [1846]. 44 p.

Transcript of the manuscript, UNC-Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection, 327 p.

New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1890. xv, 161 p.

Boston: Gold Mind, 1929. 171 p.

[Raleigh? N.C.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 8 p.

Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1914. [14], 429 p.

Frederick Douglas Alexander served as a city council member who worked to consolidate Charlotte-Mecklenburg County from 1969 to 1971. He discusses the failures of the consolidation movement.

Cary Joseph Allen, Jr., an aluminum worker for Alcoa in Badin, North Carolina, describes the establishment of a local branch of the Aluminum Workers of America in the mid-1930s. Initial efforts at organization were hampered by the strong paternalistic influence Alco exerted over the community, yet efforts to unionize had succeeded by 1937.

New York: [s.n.], 1848. 43 p.

Philadelphia: Martin & Boden, Printers, 1833. 60 p.

New York: A. Simpson & Co., 1867. xliv, 115 p.

Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1851. 30 p.

3 pages, 3 page images.

Granville County, North Carolina, resident Floyd Alston and his mother, Ethel Thorpe Austin, remember their lives in the area in an interview that touches on, among other topics, racial identity and the struggles of post-emancipation African Americans to find economic and social security.

1 pages, 2 page images.

3 pages, 4 page images.

3 pages, 3 page images.

3 pages, 4 page images.

Mars Hill, N.C., town manager Darhyl Boone fondly remembers his childhood in Madison County but worries that small-town values are being eroded by development.

Jerry Lee Plemmons, a lifetime Madison County resident and energy conservation consultant, discusses the influence of development, particularly highway construction, on Marshall, NC.

John Ledford, the sheriff of Madison County, NC, describes the effects of economic growth on his job and his community.

Larry Kelley shares the details of a lifetime of farming and other rural work while discussing the hardships he and others faced in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.

Earl and Mattie Bell Cavanaugh, both over 80, express concern with the erosion of more values and discuss their frustrations with the government after Hurricane Floyd.

Mars Hill, N.C., mayor Raymond Rapp outlines his vision for planned development and discusses how to find balance between the desire for a small-town feel and a big-town economy.

Raymond and Eunice English, along with their son and nephew, worry that Hurricane Floyd may have irreparably crippled the aging Duplin County, N.C., farming community.

Renee and Ashley Lee reminisce about life in Whitestocking, N.C., and express frustration with the government's sluggish and bureaucracy-laden relief effort.

In this interview, Richard Lee Hoffman Jr., a real estate broker in Mars Hill, N.C., describes his response to the growth ushered in by the construction of the I-26 corridor.

Sam Parker, Madison County Probation/Parole Officer, praises rural life in the interview.

Stan Hyatt, the Department of Transportations resident engineer on the I-26 project, misses the past but sees the corridor as a cure for Madison County's economic ills.

Taylor Barnhill, an environmental activist concerned about the effects of development on communities, describes his rural childhood and its impact on his adult life.

The Hudsons explain that although God used the Floyd flood to warn against materialism, He helped many escape the floodwaters and oversaw astonishing generosity afterward.

Springfield, Mass.: [s. n.], 1906. 125 p.

Macon, GA: The Author, 1895. viii, 17-112 p.

Macon, GA: Printed for the Author, 1892. 151 p.

Virginia: s. n., 1854?. 12 p.

4 pages, 4 page images.

10 pages, 12 page images.

Chicago: Daily Tribune Book and Job Printing Office, 1857. 81 p.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1908. 387 p.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921. [i-iii], 341 p.

[Raleigh, N. C.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 8 p.

[Durham, N.C.: Press of the Seeman Printery, 1920]. 229 p.

In Training School Quarterly. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Oct., Nov., Dec. 1917). Greenville, N. C.: East Carolina Teachers Training School, 1917. 208-211 p.

Charlotte, N. C.: Executive Committee of Anti-Saloon League, 1908. 32 p.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1903. 337 p.

Manchester and London: W. Irwin, 1848. 604 p.

4 pages, 4 page images.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. 255 p.

In Training School Quarterly. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Oct., Nov., Dec. 1917). Greenville, N. C.: East Carolina Teachers Training School, 1917. 215-216 p.

Southern novelist Harriette Arnow discusses what it was like to grow up in Kentucky during the 1910s and 1920s. The teacher turned writer focuses especially on her family relationships, her experiences in school and in teaching, her goals as a writer, and her views on marriage and family.

Atlanta, Ga.: The Hudgins Publishing Company, 1903, c1902. 378 p.

African American Birmingham City Council member Richard Arrington discusses the slowly increasing presence of African Americans on Birmingham's political landscape.

Atlanta, Georgia: A. B. Caldwell Publishing Co., 1922. 126 p.

[Boston: s.n., 1768]. 1 p.

Textile Workers Union of America organizer and regional director Scott Hoyman discusses the Oneita Knitting Mill strike of 1973 in South Carolina. Throughout the interview, he focuses on strategies of the TWUA in organizing textile workers, bargaining and negotiating with textile companies, and tactics for successfully protecting workers' rights.

New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1914. 327 p.

4 pages, 5 page images.

Florida governor Reubin Askew describes his approach to politics and comments on the political character of Florida and the American South.

Richmond: [s. n.], 1863. 1 p.

Richmond: [s. n.], 1863. 1 p.

3 pages, 3 page images.

[Raleigh, N.C.?: s.n.], 1862. 15 p.

Wilmington, N.C.: Fulton & Price, Steam Power Press Printers, 1861. 14 p.

[Raleigh, N.C.?]: Printed at the Office of the Church Intelligencer, 1861. 8 p.

Chapel Hill: The University, 1922. 46 p.

James Atwater discusses life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from the 1930s to the 1950s. He describes the black community, the impact of segregation on schools and neighborhoods, and experiences of African American staff at the University.

Chicago: Rhodes & McClure Publishing Co., 1905, c1888. 600 p.

Augusta, Ga.: Printed at the office of the Constitutional, 1861. 11 p.

Eunice Austen recalls the changes that took place in North Carolina mills over the years.

Eunice Austin remembers her life in Catawba County, NC, focusing on her many years working in the textile and furniture industries.

Roy Lee Auton reflects on a string of jobs and a string of wives in this engaging interview.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1903. x, 384 p.

Charlotte, N.C.: Avery, 1905. xviii, 1-271 p.

12 pages, 12 page images.

3 pages, 4 page images.

New York; Chicago: F. Tennyson Neely Co., c1901. x, 202 p.

Grace Aycock briefly describes her childhood and her education in North Carolina during the 1920s and 1930s. Most of the interview is dedicated to a discussion of Aycock's life with her husband, William Aycock, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina (1957-1964). She also discusses her husband's decision to return to teaching, her pursuit of a Master's degree in social work, and her battle with multiple sclerosis.

[United States]: Central States Paper Trade Association, [between 1914 and 1918].

2 pages, 3 page images.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902. viii, 512 p.

Richmond: West, Johnston & Co., 1879. 37 p.

2 pages, 2 page images.

6 pages, 6 page images.

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4 pages, 4 page images.

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Charlotte political operative Allen Bailey shares his thoughts on politics and community.

Raleigh Bailey describes his work with Southeast Asian immigrant groups in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Lifelong Chatham County, North Carolina, resident Nancy Brown Tysor describes the changes she has witnessed in Siler City.

4 p.

Hill Baker recalls his long working life as a railroad worker and a factory employee in Conover, NC.

Oscar Dearmont Baker spent his childhood and most of his adult life in Conover, North Carolina. In this interview, he describes his experiences working in the furniture and hosiery industries, paying particular attention to his time spent at Conover Furniture. He also describes broader changes within the city of Conover.

Baltimore: Printed by Sherwood & Co., 1866. 42 p.

New York; London: D Appleton and Co., 1854, c1853. x, 330 p.

New York: H. Dayton; Indianapolis, Ind.: Asher & Co., 1859. 430 p.

New York: Published by John S. Taylor, 1837. xii, 13-517 p.

Strom Thurmond discusses his childhood and the people who inspired his long political career. He focuses on his parents' work and on local politicians like Benjamin Tillman. He recounts how he lived out his values in regards to the United States constitution and race relations. As an attorney, judge, and governor, Thurmond advocated for states' rights and witnessed the desegregation of South Carolina.

Wilmington, N. C.: Bannister, Cowan, 1869. viii, 116 p.

Goldsboro, N.C.: Nash Brothers, Printers and Binders, 1922. 20 p.

[Virginia?: The Association?, 1863?]. 8 p.

Raleigh: W.W. Holden, printer, 1864. 32 p.

Detroit: Geo. E. Pomeroy & Co., 1854. 65, [1] p.

Annie Mack Barbee describes her life as a worker in the segregated Liggett & Myers tobacco factories, and discusses how gender, class and race affected her life and the choices she made.

New Haven, Ct.: E.L. & J.W. Barber, 1840. 32 p.

Coleman Barbour reflects on the diminished power of black principals as well as the state of the black community and its waning investment in education.

Richard Barentine, CEO of the International Home Furnishing Marketing Association, describes his leadership style and his contributions to Winston-Salem's furniture industry.

[Boston, Mass.]: [Directors of the Old South Work], [1898]. 20 p.

From 1981 to 1996, Anne Barnes sat in the North Carolina House of Representatives for Orange County. While there, she focused on issues of social justice, especially poverty, education, prison reform, civil rights and women's rights. In this 1989 interview, she gives an overview of her childhood and early adulthood before explaining how those experiences motivated her to become involved in the political arena. Here she discusses some of the political campaigns she has been associated with, including her own.

2 pages, 2 page images.

Raleigh: Office of the "Weekly Post", 1852. [ii], 32 p.

Washington, D.C.: National War Garden Commission, 1919.

Taylor Barnhill, an environmental activist concerned about the effects of development on communities, describes his rural childhood and its impact on his adult life.

Richmond, Va: James Woodhouse, 1859. 34 p.

Richmond [Va.]: M. A. Malsby, 1863. 79, [5] p.

Philadelphia: Printed by James & Johnson, 1791. xxxiv, 522 p.

Aaron Henry describes the role of race and racism in Mississippi politics.

Andrew Young, the first African American congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction, describes his involvement in the early civil rights movements. After dedicating much time and energy to voter registration drives as a minister in Georgia, Young later entered politics and was first elected to Congress in 1972. Young cites the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as the decisive turning point in race relations and argues that it was this access to political power that allowed African Americans to bring to fruition other advances they had made in education, business, and social standing.

Birmingham politician Arthur Shores offers his thoughts on the intersection of race and politics in his home city.

Bert Nettles discusses the state of politics and the Republican Party in Alabama in the 1970s. He discusses, among other things, desegregation, the need for honesty and ethics reform in the political system, and the effect of Watergate on the Republican Party.

Claude Pepper reflects on his political career and the rise of conservatism in Florida.

David Pryor discusses the new political order in Arkansas just months before he won the state's governorship.

Political journalist Ferrel Guillory describes the state of party politics in North Carolina.

Civil rights activist Floyd McKissick evaluates the legacies of the civil rights movement and looks toward its next phase in the 1970s.

A two-term member of the Texas state legislature, France Farenthold describes reform efforts in Texas politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition, Farenthold talks about what she perceives as a decline in overt racism during the post-World War II years, the role of women, and other demographic and sociocultural changes in Texas politics.

Longstanding Alabama governor and former presidential candidate George Wallace discusses Alabama politics and racial issues in the United States.

H. M. Michaux, a Durham, NC, state representative, describes the role of black electoral politics in North Carolina's state government. He reflects on staying power of the Republican Party in Southern politics.

Journalist Hodding Carter describes the changes wrought in Mississippi by the civil rights movement.

Howell Heflin, who sat on the Alabama State Supreme Court in the 1970s before a two-decade tenure in the US Senate, discusses the post-segregation Alabama judiciary.

Senator Jesse Helms describes some of his political positions, and reflects on the state of the Republican Party.

Jimmy Carter, the governor of Georgia, discusses the growing influence of the Democratic Party in southern states and links it to distinctly southern trends like increased voter participation and the impact of the civil rights movement.

John Lewis served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966. In this interview, rich with vivid detail, Lewis outlines his role within the civil rights movement through his participation in the sit-in movement of 1960 in Nashville, the Freedom Rides through Alabama and Mississippi in 1961, the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, the voter registration drive (primarily in Selma, Alabama) in 1965, and the shift towards the politics of black power within SNCC by 1966. Throughout the interview, he situates the activities of SNCC within the civil rights movement more broadly, focusing on issues of leadership, religion, and politics.

New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu describes the changing political landscape of the Crescent City following World War II through his tenure as mayor in the 1970s. Stressing the importance of voter registration and the appointment of African American public officials, Landrieu emphasizes the role of political leadership in effecting real change in New Orleans race relations during the long years of the civil rights movement.

Nancy Palm was the chairperson of the Republican Party in Harris County, Texas, during the 1960s and 1970s. She describes her own transition from liberal to conservative in the 1950s; the importance of political organization to the evolution of the Republican Party in Texas; her perception of women's liberation, and the role of such politicians as John G. Tower, John Connally, George Bush, and Richard Nixon in the rise of Southern conservatism

Orval Faubus defends his legacy.

Florida governor Reubin Askew describes his approach to politics and comments on the political character of Florida and the American South.

African American Birmingham City Council member Richard Arrington discusses the slowly increasing presence of African Americans on Birmingham's political landscape.

Rita Jackson Samuels, Coordinator of the Governor's Council on Human Relations in Atlanta, GA, describes her role in expanding the presence of African Americans in Georgia's state government.

Terry Sanford recalls his political career as a Democratic governor of North Carolina. He explains the impact of race on Southern politics and the realignment of political parties in the late twentieth century. Sanford attempts to reject the image of Southern exceptionalism.

Birmingham lawyer and politician U.W. Clemon describes his place in Birmingham politics and the city's continuing problems with race.

Bill Clinton discusses his victory in an Arkansas Democratic Congressional primary and his upcoming race against the incumbent Republican Congressman.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1898. 74, x p.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1894. 73 p.

[Washington]: [Govt. Print. Off.], [1895]. 141-212 p.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1896. 86, [x] p.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1899. 111, xi p.

Journalist and activist Daisy Bates recalls working for civil rights in desegregation-era Arkansas.

Racism and segregation return to declining integrated schools.

African American reflects on race and protest in segregated Chapel Hill, NC.

Greensboro, NC: Thomas, Reece & Co., Printers, 1883. 15 p.

Raleigh, N.C.: Printed for the Author by Edwards & Broughton Print. Co., 1907. x, 880 p.

Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, 1912. ix, 1-875 p.

8 pages, 8 page images.

St. Louis, Mo.: Press A. R. Fleming Printing Co., c1909. 355 p.

4 pages, 4 page images.

4 pages, 4 page images.

4 pages, 4 page images.

4 pages, 5 page images.

London: Harvey and Darton, 1825. ix, 1-48 p.

Raleigh: Edwards, Broughton, & Co., Printers and Binders, 1878. 16 p.

Weldon, N. C.: Printed at Harrell's Printing House, 1887. 12 p.

Toronto, Ont.; Naperville, Ill.: J. L. Nichols & Co., c1901. 455 p.

[North Carolina?: s.n., 1898?]. 212 p.

London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853. 335 p.

Boston: James Redpath, 1863. x, [13]-372 p.

Leroy Beavers despairs of the effects of integration on Savannah, Georgia.

Harvey E. Beech describes his journey to becoming a lawyer fighting for legal justice. In 1951, he was one of five students who made up the first group of African Americans to attend the University of North Carolina's law school. Beech assesses the racial changes since the mid-twentieth century and discusses racism in contemporary America.

Venton Bell, principal of Harding High School in Charlotte, NC, describes his duties and reflects on race and education.

2 pages, 3 page images.

[United States]: [United War Work Campaign], [between 1914 and 1918].

Macon, Ga.: Burke, Boykin, 1863. 16 p.

Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., 1918.

3 pages, 4 page images.

2 pages, 4 page images.

Atlanta, Ga.: M. Lynch & Co., 1861. vi, 46 p.

Gordon Berkstresser III shares the fruits of his study of the textile industry.

Physician Andrew Best recalls his encounters with racial segregation inside and outside Pitt County Memorial Hospital in civil rights-era North Carolina.

In Training School Quarterly. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Oct., Nov., Dec. 1917). Greenville, N. C.: East Carolina Teachers Training School, 1917. 220-222 p.

Transcript of the manuscript, UNC-Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection, 36 p.

Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch remembers her childhood in an African-American neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, and her experiences with segregation and development.

[Greenville? S. C.: s.n., 190-?]. 103 p.

3 pages, 3 page images.

London: Printed for R. Parker, 1705. [xii], 104, 40, 64, 83, 16, [17-20], 15 plates p.

New York: Author, 1849. 207 p.

Augusta, Ga.: Printed at the office of the Constitutionalist, 1862. 43 p.

From Public Letters and Papers of Thomas Walter Bickett. Governor of North Carolina, 1917-1921. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1923. 172-181 p.

From Public Letters and Papers of Thomas Walter Bickett. Governor of North Carolina, 1917-1921. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1923. 137-138 p.

From Public Letters and Papers of Thomas Walter Bickett. Governor of North Carolina, 1917-1921. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1923. [1] p.

Raleigh, [N.C.]: Edwards & Broughton, 1915. 51 p.

Jeff Black reflects on the legacies of desegregation at West Charlotte High School, a school hailed as an exemplar of successful desegregation.

New Bedford: Benjamin Lindsey, 1847. 63 p.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1961. xxv, 139 p.

Nashville, Tenn.: Published for the Author, 1861. 224 p.

Vickie Jacobs describes her career in North Carolina's furniture industry, including her time on the job and her response to the closing of the Hillsborough location of the White Furniture Company.

Joliet, IL: Joliet Daily Record, 1880. 32 p.

2 pages, 2 page images.

Elizabeth and Courtney Siceloff recall their work with the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen and with the Penn School. The interview centers largely on the internal problems and external mission of the Fellowship.

Jean Fairfax first moved to the South in 1942, where she became involved with the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen for several years. Fairfax describes the goals and activities of the Fellowship, discusses the role of leadership in the Fellowship, and draws connections between her work with the Fellowship in the 1940s and her later involvement with the civil rights movement from the late 1950s on.

Nancy Kester Neale remembers her father, Howard "Buck" Kester, who founded the Southern Tenant Farmers Union and held leadership positions in the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen and the Committee on Economic and Racial Justice.

Nelle Morton served as the General Secretary of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen from 1944 to 1950. In this interview, she describes her perception of the leaders of the Fellowship and the organization's aims and strategies in advocating for various social justice causes, including racial integration and labor activism. In addition, she describes her leadership of a male-dominated organization and how her work with the Fellowship raised her awareness of the need for women's liberation as well.

Virginia Grantham discusses her thoughts on the Fellowship of Southern Churchman and her participation in it, primarily during the 1950s. In the interview, she focuses on such topics as leadership, socialism, and connections to the civil rights movement.

London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1873. [1], 187, [1] p.

2 pages, 3 page images.

London: Printed for R. Ford, 1734. viii, 63 p.

Henry Frye grew up in a segregated farming community in North Carolina during the 1930s and 1940s before becoming a lawyer. He went on to become the first African American elected to the North Carolina General Assembly and to serve on the state Supreme Court. In this interview, he describes race relations, his career as a lawyer, and his experiences in politics.

Louisiana Congresswoman Lindy Boggs discusses changes in Louisiana politics dating back to the 1930s, when she participated in the People's League, and through the 1950s and 1960s, which saw the gradual elimination of the "race issue" in politics. Boggs offers her thoughts on the nature of the Louisiana congressional delegation, the role of the South in Congress, and the impact of the women's movement on Congress during the 1970s.

Durham, N.C.: The Seeman Printery, 1913. xxiii, 115 p.

Philadelphia: Printed for gratuitous distribution, 1863. 24 p.

Kathryn Killian and her sister Blanche Bolick recall their upbringing near Conover, NC, and their careers making gloves.

Richmond: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, [1861?]. 200 p.

Madison, Ark.: The Journal printing company, 1917. 384 p.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. 187 p.

Mars Hill, N.C., town manager Darhyl Boone fondly remembers his childhood in Madison County but worries that small-town values are being eroded by development.

Koka Booth, former mayor of Cary, NC, describes the growth of his city during his 12-year tenure.

Birmingham: Alabama Publishing Company, 1895. 267 p.

[Oxford, N.C.]: [The Orphanage], 1939. [8] p.

New York: Printed by S. W. Benedict, 1845. 91 p.

Atlanta: Gammon Theological Seminary, 1896. 242 p.

Richard Bowman reflects on growing up in segregated Asheville, North Carolina, and facing racism during his employment with the Army and the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles. He also discusses his work to improve the current Asheville school district and rebuild his old high school. He lived in Los Angeles for four decades and experienced two major riots.

London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1865. xi, 291 p.

London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1865. xv, 280 p.

Rosamonde R. Boyd shares her observations on women's activism in the early 20th century.

Washington: [American Historical Association], 1912. [165-177] p.

Richmond: West & Johnston, 1863. 198 p.

New York: Published for the author by Geo. R. Lockwood and Son, 1886. 149 p.

Auburn [N.Y.]: W.J. Moses, printer, 1869. 134 p.

Baltimore, Md.: Church Advocate Press, 1922. 319 p.

Baltimore, Md.: Church Advocate Press, 1914. 135 p.

[Baltimore]: [Church Advocate Press], [1915]. [18] p.

Chicago: The Joseph G. Branch Publishing Co., c1912. 107 p.

Dalton, Ga.: A.J. Showalter Co. Printers and Publishers, 1929. 64 p.

Raleigh: Branson & Farrar, 1866. 200 p.

Raleigh: Branson, Farrar, 1863. 140 p.

Johnnie and Kathleen Bratten describe the extent to which church groups and other volunteers helped them after their home was destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.

Richmond, VA: The Virginia Historical Society, 1980. 75-93 p.

Lancaster, Pa; Washington, D. C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1916. 265-275 p.

[Chicago, Ill.]: Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society, c1919. 92 p.

Economist David Breneman discusses his brief tenure with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1977. In this interview, Breneman describes his role in the establishment of federal criteria for school desegregation, focusing particularly on HEW's interactions with education officials in North Carolina.

Former executive director of the Southern Regional Council Leslie Dunbar (1961-1965) discusses his involvement in the civil rights movement, focusing on changes that occurred in the early 1960s. Dunbar describes the SRC as an organization dedicated to changing people's attitudes about race. He emphasizes the SRC's attempts to work with the federal government—particularly the Kennedy administration—and other civil rights organizations, especially in the Voters Education Program.

In this interview, Vivion Lenon Brewer explains how her awareness of racial disparities caused her to support school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. She discusses her leadership in pushing politicians to reopen the closed public schools during the 1958-1959 Little Rock school crisis.

St. Albans, Vt.: Printed by Harry Whitney, 1810. 204 p.

[Raleigh, N. C.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 4 p.

Adele Clark was a founding member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia and the League of Women Voters. In this interview, she describes how the suffrage movement unfolded in Virginia, discussing the successes as well as the obstacles suffragettes faced during their struggle.

9 pages, 9 page images.

4 pages, 4 page images.

3 pages, 4 page images.

Elizabeth Brooks was one of the leaders of the UNC Food Workers' Strike of 1969. As a new worker in the Lenoir Dining Hall, Brooks helped to organize the food workers with the help of Preston Dobbins and the Black Student Movement. This interview focuses on the first strike, which was sparked by the unexpected firing of one worker, low wages, and withheld back pay for overtime.

From The Journal of Negro History 7, no.1 (January 1922), 11-22. Lancaster, Pa; Washington, D. C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1922. 11-22 p.

Washington, D. C.: Press of R. L. Pendleton, 1910. 48 p.

Stanford Raynold Brookshire, Charlotte's first four-term mayor, explains why Charlotte and Mecklenburg County failed to consolidate their city services in the early 1970s.

[Richmond?: s. n., 1863?]. 16 p.

3 pages, 4 page images.

[Raleigh?]: s. n., 1922. 87 p.

Saint Louis: Chambers & Knapp, 1841. [iv], 76 p.

Philadelphia: H. Hooker, 1853. 275 p.

S. l.: s. n., ?. 10 p.

Elizabeth Brown, a white teacher who taught at John Carroll High School in Birmingham, Alabama, describes desegregation and its legacies in her city.

Xenia, Ohio: Aldine Pub. Co., 1926. viii, 248, [2] p.

Boston: Brown and Stearns, 1849. x, 11-92 p.

Manchester: Printed by Lee and Glynn, 1851. 69 p.

13 pages, 14 page images.

4 pages, 4 page images.

4 pages, 4 page images.

London: [W. M. Watts], 1855. ii, 250 p.

Boston: R. F. Wallcut, 1856, c1855. 104 p.

Harriet Herring, University of North Carolina sociologist, recalls her efforts to study labor at North Carolina mill towns in the first half of the 20th Century.

Boston: Published by James Loring, 1832. 108 p.

Washington, D.C.: Hamilton Printing, 1924. 47 p.

Boston: John P. Jewett, 1855. 320 p.

New York: Thomas Hamilton; Boston: R.F. Wallcut, 1863. 288 p.

London: Partridge & Oakey, 1853. viii, 245, 12 p.

Boston: A. G. Brown & Co., Publishers, 1880. viii, 1-253, 2 p.

Boston: The Anti-slavery office, 1847. xi, [13]-110 p.

London: C. Gilpin, 1849. ix, 168 p.

London: Charles Gilpin, 1852. xxxii, 312 p.

New York: Redfield, 1857. 401 p.

3 pages, 4 page images.

York, Pa.: P. Anstadt & Sons, 1895. 176 p.

New York: Hunt Printing Company, 1921. 12 p.

Oxford, Ohio: s .n., 1918. 54 p.

3 pages, 3 page images.

New Bern, N.C.: Owen G. Dunn, Printer, [1912?]. 43 p.

S. l.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865. 8 p.

[United States]: United States Food Administration, [between 1914 and 1918].

Former Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers describes the accomplishments of his administration (1970-1975), the changing political conditions—along with the political strategy—that had allowed for his election, and his hopes for the future as he prepared to enter the United States Senate.