Integration: The African American experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia oral histories
Scope and Content
Integration: the African American Experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oral Histories, 1997, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts and a background paper associated with interviews conducted with Harrisonburg residents, Elon Rhodes and Barbara Blakey, regarding their experiences living in Virginia from the 1920s-1990s.
Dates
- 1997
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Bio/Historical Note
Todd Fisher, an undergraduate student at James Madison University, conducted this interview as part of the coursework for Anthropology 284, in the Fall of 1991.
Extent
0.25 cubic feet (3 folders, 3 audiocassettes, 2 cds )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Integration: the African American Experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oral Histories, 1997, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts and a background paper associated with interviews conducted with Harrisonburg residents Elon Rhodes and Barbara Blakey, regarding their experiences living in Virginia from the 1920s-1990s.
Arrangement
Items are arranged in no particular order.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Todd Fisher on April 29, 1997.
Processing Information
Audiocassettes were transferred to MAMA-R 700MB gold cd-r using Tascam cc-222 mkII; 270mb in 2006.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History
- African Americans -- Education -- Southern States
- Harrisonburg (Va.) -- Race relations
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History
- Racism -- Political aspects -- United States
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- Race relations -- 20th century
- School integration -- Law and legislation
- Segregation in education -- United States
- Segregation in education -- Virginia -- History
- Social change
- Social justice
- Social justice -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
- United States -- Race relations -- 20th century
- Voting -- Virginia -- Rockingham County
- Title
- A Guide to Integration: The African American Experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia Oral Histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- JMU Libraries cataloging staff
- Date
- 1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Repository
880 Madison Drive
MSC 1704
Harrisonburg Virginia 22807
(540) 568-3612
library-special@jmu.edu