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Interview no. | A-0357 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | A.2. Southern Politics: Southern Liberalism |
Project description | Interviews, 1990-1991, conducted by John Egerton for a book on the post-World War II era as a time that presented opportunities for positive action on civil rights. Interviews focus on interviewees' careers, 1945-1950 and their reactions to Egerton's thesis about the time period. Frequently addressed topics include the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt, the University of North Carolina and Frank Porter Graham, the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, and the Brown decision. |
Date | June 7, 1991 |
Interviewee | Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998. |
Interviewee occupation |
Political activists Authors and publishers |
Interviewee DOB | 1915 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Egerton, John. |
Abstract | Education; time in Chicago in the 1930s working for the Federal Writer's Project with other black authors; family's education and link to Northwestern University; degree from Iowa, teaching; family life; literary work; fellowships, research, writing; Africa |
Subject Topical | Southern States--Race relations. |
Citation | Interview with Margaret Walker by John Egerton, 7 June 1991. A-0357 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. | A0357_Audio_1 |