Oral history interview with Lewis A. Brandon III by Eugene Pfaff

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In this transcript of a June 3, 1981, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with Lewis A. Brandon III, Brandon discusses his experience in interracial groups and organizations, his memories of the sit-ins, and his involvement in the planning and coordination of various protests in Greensboro. This includes the history, strategies, and results of Greensboro CORE and other local organizations; the role of high school students, the local community, media, and Jesse Jackson in the movement; the disintegration of the movement; and the book Civilities and Civil Rights.

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Title: Oral history interview with Lewis A. Brandon III by Eugene Pfaff
Who's responsible?: Brandon, Lewis A., III (Interviewee)
Pfaff, Eugene E., Jr., 1948- (Interviewer)
Original creation or publication date: 1981-06-03
Place: Greensboro (N.C.)
Decade: 1980-1989
Type of item: text
Original format: interviews
Subject headings: Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960
Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Topics: North Carolina
African-American History
Business
Civic Groups
Additional tags: Business desegregation and sit-ins, 1960
General perspectives on race relations
Greensboro civic organizations
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Contributing Institution: Greensboro Public Library
Collection: Greensboro Public Library Oral History Program
Civil Rights Greensboro
Funding source: Digitzation funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Contributor's identifier: GPL_OH0001.013
Gateway identifier: gpl:7335
Item note: Lewis A. Brandon III was born in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1939. As a youth, he was involved with civil rights activities and interracial groups in Asheville, including the Red Cross and the Interracial Youth Council. In 1957, he graduated from Stevens Lee High School and moved to Greensboro to attend North Carolina A&T State University. Following the sit-in of the F. W. Woolworth lunch counter on February 1, 1960, Brandon joined demonstrations against segregated businesses downtown. That same year, he became a member of Greensboro chapters of CORE and NAACP, as well as the Student Executive Committee for Justice, a group formed on the campus of A&T.<br><br>Brandon graduated from A&T with a BS degree in 1961. The following year, he participated in voter registration drives, served as vice-president of Greensboro CORE, and was a member of the Greensboro Association of Poor People (GAPP). During this time, he was also part of a group that was arrested on Thanksgiving Day for demonstrating at the S&W Cafeteria in downtown Greensboro. In 1964, he resigned from CORE and joined the United States Army, where he served for two years. In 1966, he returned to Greensboro to seek a MS in biology from A&T. During this time, he again became active in civil rights activities in Greensboro. After graduating with his masterâ€™s degree, he taught science at J. C. Price Junior High School from 1968 to 1970. Brandon then joined the staff of GAPP.
OCLC number: 884367882

Oral history interview with Lewis A. Brandon III by Eugene Pfaff

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