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Interview no. | L-0299 |
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 | March 31 2010 |
Interviewee | Stallings, Gilbert. |
Interviewee occupation | Attorneys |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Vaughan, Hudson. |
Abstract | Gilbert Stallings, Campus Y president from 1962 to 1963, discusses his memories of the Campus Y. Stallings recalls the development of the Writers in Residence Program, the initiative to bring controversial speakers of the time to UNC, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and one of the leaders of the Polish Revolt against Soviet domination; the founding of the Model UN on campus, and other important events surrounding civil rights and international relations. Stallings reflects on the staff leadership, particularly Tom Davis, his mentor at the time; Stallings does not recall a significant role for religion at the Y, but does discuss the Y's diversity. Stallings describes a memorable and challenging interracial trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, before the Civil Rights Act was passed; a summer program in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the UNC Political Science Department, where he met with members of Congress to work on public policy issues; events that may have led to the enactment of the Speaker Ban law. Stallings also shares thoughts on his own background and racial beliefs at the time. Stallings concludes by talking about his legal career with the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) and insurance regulation; Stallings tells about some rewarding speaking engagements and his advice for young graduates to pursue graduate degrees in science, business, and the professions. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Interview Database |
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Interview no. | L0299_Audio |