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Interview no. | L-0288 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | L.2. University of North Carolina: Anne Queen and the Campus Y |
Project description | Interviews, 1990-2010, about the Campus Y and Anne Queen, its director, 1964-1975. The Campus Y, a student organization founded in 1859, was active in integrating the University of North Carolina's undergraduate program, the local civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests, overturning the Speaker Ban Law, the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969 and 1970, anti-apartheid work, and other major social movements. Interviewees include former Y student leaders, alumni, staff, and University administrators, who focus on the significance of the Y, with reflections on social movements, the development of social consciousness, staff support, student leadership and community, and work in post-college life. |
Date | January 21 2010 |
Interviewee | Lofquist, William A. |
Interviewee occupation | Community organizers |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Vaughan, Hudson. |
Abstract | Bill Lofquist, vice president of the Campus Y in 1954, grew up in the South: in Mississippi and then Asheville. His father had a strong influence on his beliefs in social justice and was involved in a number of community-based activities. Lofquist describes how he became involved in the Campus Y almost immediately upon arriving at UNC and meeting Claude Shotts, the director at the time. Lofquist's summers in college and work after graduation were all connected to the Y, the Friends Service Committee, and his interest in juvenile justice and community development. Lofquist worked with Claude Shotts and Bob Hyatt to revive the Human Relations Institute. Through this work, they brought speakers to campus to campus who were controversial, especially in the area of race relations. Lofquist and other student leaders built community allies, formed a student committee, and began to create a strategy for integrating undergraduate UNC. Lofquist discusses in great depth this three-pronged strategy and the actions that ultimately led to the Frasier brothers and John Lewis Brandon’s admission to UNC. He talks about the challenges of that work, and later connections to Ralph Frasier and ongoing work for racial justice in Winston-Salem. He touches on his life after college and the extensive work he has done with youth participatory development models, inspired by his time at the Y. Lofquist tells how Claude Shotts was a great influence on his understanding of supportive leadership. Lofquist explains how he has remained grounded and passionate for justice work over many decades over the span of his career. He finishes by discussing other Y programs, especially with international students, and how he has stayed in touch with alumni from the Campus Y for over 50 years. Lofquist closes in mentioning others who might like to speak of their own Y experiences in this project. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Database |
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Interview no. | L0288_Audio |