Civil Rights in Alabama Project

(New York: Columbia University. Oral History Research Office),
Source: oralhistoryportal.cul.columbia.edu

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Abstract / Summary: Leaders and participants in the movement at Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1964 describe clashes with local law enforcement personnel, culminating in the tear gassing of the First Baptist Church. Included are the transcripts of two mass meetings and interviews with residents expressing widely varying attitudes towards the movement.
Field of Interest: Letters and Diaries
Content Type: Oral history
Format: Related Web resources
URL: http://oralhistoryportal.cul.columbia.edu/document.php?id=ldpd_4074006
Publisher: Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
Place Published / Released: New York
Subject: Letters and Diaries, History, Human rights, Politics, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, Alabama, North America, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos