| Title: |
Reminiscences of Wiley Austin Branton
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A
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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: |
Eisenhower Administration Project
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| Description: |
Director, Voter Education Project, 1962; Civil Rights Act, 1964 and Voting Rights Act, 1965; discussion of voting restrictions in the South, organizations including National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Little Rock integration crisis, 1958-59.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 61 leaves, Tape: 1 reel
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1970 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1923
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| Speaker occupation: |
Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
47
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| Document date: |
1970
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| Interviewer: |
Lawson, Steven F., 1945-
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| Historical events discussed: |
Desegregation of Schools, Little Rock, AR, September 2-September 25, 1957; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Desegregation of Schools, Little Rock, AR, September 2-September 25, 1957; Lawyers; North America; Oral history; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965; United States; United States--Politics and government--1953-1961
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-; Race discrimination--Law and legislation
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018481-13924
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