This transcript of an oral history interview conducted by William Chafe circa November, 1974, with Hal Sieber primarily documents Sieber's work in public relations for the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce in the 1960s. Sieber outlines his education and employment before moving to Greensboro, as well as personal influences such as his parents' attitudes on race, meeting with fellow students like Al Lowenstein at Frank Porter Graham's home, investigating Ezra Pound's imprisonment, and attending the Encampment for Citizenship sponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Sieber describes his hiring by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, pushing the chamber to be more involved with young and poor people, not being hired for race relations work per se, manipulating language in speeches and press releases to address race relations, initiating discussion cells, black members of the chamber, and asking for feedback on Greensboro's race relations. Other topics include the history of activism and race relations in Greensboro, local response to the Brown v. Board of Education decision, poverty in Greensboro, black leadership in the city, including David Morehead, local newspapers, Greensboro's power structure, and church leadership.
