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Interview no. | L-0296 |
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 20 2010 |
Interviewee | Madry, Lisa. |
Interviewee occupation |
Directors, NGOs and institutes Environmental activists |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Vaughan, Hudson. |
Abstract | Lisa Madry says she became aware of literacy as a serious local issue from Willis Brooks, Professor of History at UNC. She became involved in the Campus Y when she looked into volunteering for literacy work, and the Director of the Y, Zenobia Hatcher-Wilson, guided her to a program with a peer, Clay Thorp. Madry recalls how students faced barriers in collaborating with community partners, but were eventually able to gain trust and respect as partners. Madry discusses the development of Project Literacy, the Campus Y literacy committee, and SCALE (Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education), as parts of the network of literacy groups stretching across the country. She tells of getting to know the housekeepers and beginning to understand some of the great divides of our culture through her literacy work. Madry discusses the growth of the student committee and the development of SCALE into a more permanent organization in the School of Education; later, Madry served on the Y’s Advisory Board during the fight for a Black Cultural Center, and recalls tension between Y leaders and University administration. Madry worked for SCALE for five years after college, became an Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) organizer, and now works for the National Wildlife Federation. She concludes by talking about the powerful impact the Campus Y has had on her life and the ways it has influenced her social justice-centered career. |
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. | L0296_Audio |