This transcript of a November 9, 1976, oral history interview conducted by William Chafe with William Snider primarily documents Snider's recollection of the 1960 and 1963 sit-ins and school desegregation in Greensboro, North Carolina. Topics related to the sit-ins include: conservative and liberal reactions; Edward Zane's involvement; pressures from his superiors at the newspaper to not be overtly pro-desegregation; the secrecy behind the creation of the Human Relations Commission; Captain William Jackson and Jesse Jackson's relationship during the 1963 sit-ins; and McNeill Smith involvement in the '63 sit-ins. Topics related to school desegregation include newspapers that opposed the Pearsall Plan; Snider's support for it; and freedom of choice in school attendance. Additional topics include Snider's relationship to Spencer Love; Love's involvement in the community; Bennett College; Governor Luther Hodges' visit to A&T; Dr. William Hampton's election to the city council and the increase in black participation in local politics; and Greensboro's assumed progressive attitude towards desegregation.