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Advisory and Executive meeting, 1956 March 3-4, part 1
Advisory and Executive meeting, 1956 March 3-4, part 2
Advisory and Executive meeting, 1956 March 3-4
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Part 1: Myles Horton, May Justus, Rosa Parks, and George Mitchell discuss the Montgomery bus boycott, conditions leading up to the boycott, how and why it began, the use of nonviolent tactics, what the protesters hope to gain, the involvement of whites, the Orangeburg boycott, mixing of the races, and school integration. Part 2: Myles Horton, George Mitchell, and Wilson Linsley discuss school integration, unifying the African-American population, building community organization, the Knoxville Joint Committee's plan for integration, Tennessee law school integration, and the relationships between trade unions, voting, and desegregation. Horton talks about organizing a program for future workshops.
Mar 3, 1956 - Mar 4, 1956
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 (speaker); Justus, May, 1898-1989 (speaker); Linsley, Wilson (speaker); Mitchell, George (speaker); Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 (speaker)
Publication Information
| Creator | Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 (speaker); Justus, May, 1898-1989 (speaker); Linsley, Wilson (speaker); Mitchell, George (speaker); Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 (speaker) |
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| Date Created | Mar 3, 1956 - Mar 4, 1956 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Sound recording |
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| Extent | 1 audiotape reel |
| Duration | 2:01:37 |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2017 |
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| Call Number | Audio 515A |
| Media Number | Audio 515A/1-2 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465347602121 |
| Finding Aid | http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00265 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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