This transcript of a December 12, 1974, oral history interview conducted by William Chafe with Carol Stoneburner primarily documents Ms. Stoneburner's involvement in the YWCA in Greensboro, North Carolina. Topics include Stoneburner's initial involvement in the Lee Street YWCA; desegregation at the Y; the effectiveness of Y programs; the differences between the Lee Street and Davie Street Ys; disconnect between black and white Y members; changes in Y administration and structure; Y board members and staff; the Young Women Committed to Action group; community dialogue groups; the possible consolidation of the YWCA and YMCA in Greensboro; the Y as a safety valve in social issues; reasons the Y should address women's issues; and the state of the YWCA in the seventies. Stoneburner also discusses her early opinions of the South and initial impressions of Greensboro.
