| Title: |
Claude William Black
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Texas, San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures
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| Collection: |
Institute of Texan Cultures Oral History Collection
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| Description: |
Reverend Black of the Mount Zion First Baptist Church discusses growing up in San Antonio and the limited opportunities available to African Americans. He describes the events that helped mobilize African Americans in the 1940s and 1950s, including participation in World War II, the NAACP, and black/white relationships in the Southwest as compared to the Southeast. He also describes the role of ministers and the church in the Civil Rights movement.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1994 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Black, Claude William
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Activist; Clergy
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| Document location: |
San Antonio, TX
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| Document date: |
14-Mar-1994
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| Interviewer: |
Wolfe, Cheri
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; San Antonio, TX; Texas; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Community; Culture; Local history; North America; Oral history; San Antonio, TX; Texas; Texas--History; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029038-32067
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