| Title: |
Reminiscences of Lester B. Granger
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A9
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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: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Background and education; experiences as a Negro soldier in World War I; early encounters with discrimination and segregation; extension work, counseling, social work; Urban League, studies of employment structure and placement facilities; racial questions in labor unions; National Negro Congress; segregation in armed forces; community relations projects; approaches to leaders of industry; American Association of Social Work; international conferences; Negroes in international relations; Congress of Racial Equality; sit-in movements; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Negro nationalism; new African leadership; federal record on equal rights in employment.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 326 leaves
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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 1961 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Granger, Lester B., 1896-1976
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1896
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| Speaker occupation: |
Social worker
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| Age at speaking: |
65
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| Document date: |
1961
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| Interviewer: |
Edwin, Ed; Ingersoll, William T.
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| Organizations discussed: |
Congress of Racial Equality, New York, NY; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; National Urban League, New York, NY
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Employment; African Americans--Segregation; Congress of Racial Equality, New York, NY; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; National Urban League, New York, NY; North America; Oral history; Race relations--United States; Social workers; United States; United States--Armed Forces--African Americans
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Granger Lester B., 1896-1976
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0021041-16480
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