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Interview no. | U-0586 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | U.18. Long Civil Rights Movement: Heirs to a Fighting Tradition |
Project description | The Heirs Project is a multi-phased oral history initiative that explores the stories and traditions of social justice activism in North Carolina through in-depth interviews with 14 highly respected activists and organizers. Selected for the integrity and high level of skill in their work dedicated to social justice, the interviewees represent a diversity of age, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity. These narratives capture the richness of a set of activists with powerful perspectives on social justice, political activism, and similar visions of the common good. The stories shared by this cohort of activists represent personal moments of transition and transformation, tales of empowerment and exhaustion, and organizing successes and defeats. The Project seeks to highlight the history of progressive political action in North Carolina through the stories and experiences of those who pushed for change. |
Date | August 12 2008 |
Interviewee | Williams, Lynice Ramsey, 1948-2012. |
Interviewee occupation |
Directors, NGOs and institutes Social justice activists |
Interviewee DOB | 1948 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Burge, Bridgette. |
Abstract | Current work with Health Care for America Now; Readers’ Theater work with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Exchange Project; Collaboration with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, targets of Representatives Richard Burr, Butterfield, and Sen. Elizabeth Dole in current health care advocacy work; HIV/AIDS education, service, and emotional support through her church, Christian Baptist Church, Black Church of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Under One Roof Program, the Houston House for AIDS patients in Raleigh and other connections around AIDS advocacy; Commiserating about some sacrifice involved in social justice/nonprofit work in terms of money, no pension, sometimes no pay, health insurance being so expensive; wanting to talk about it more with current NC Blueprint Project since NC Fair Share is a partner in the collaboration; Learn from National Organizers Alliance; Talk about her body weight, health and playing with her grandchildren. |
Citation | Interview with Lynice Ramsey Williams by Bridgette Burge, August 12 2008 U-0586, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | U0586_Audio |