| Title: |
Reminiscences of Melnea A. Cass
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A42
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Black Women Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Relatives; education to 1914; work as housekeeper; early protest meetings; Robert Gould Shaw House in 1920s; daily life; church work; community clubs; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Action for Boston Community Development in 1950s; views on illegitimacy, abortion, skin color; awards and honorary degrees.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 140 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Original oral history held by: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA 02138.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1977 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Cass, Melnea A., 1896-1978
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1896
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| Speaker occupation: |
Civic leader
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| Age at speaking: |
81
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| Document date: |
1977
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| Interviewer: |
Mottl, Tahi Lani
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| Organizations discussed: |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Social conditions; Civil rights workers--United States; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Cass, Melnea A., 1896-1978
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018178-13621
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