A0350_Audio |
Previous | 1 of 2 | Next |
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
Object Description
Interview no. | A-0350 |
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 | September 6, 1990 |
Interviewee | Carter, Betty, 1910- |
Interviewee occupation | Spouses |
Interviewee DOB | 1910 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Egerton, John. |
Abstract | Betty Carter was the wife of Hodding Carter, journalist of Mississippi and Louisiana. The interview opens with a brief discussion of the situation in the South after the Brown decision, and Egerton's explanation of his thesis. The discussion shifts to the story of Ms. Carter's childhood, meeting her husband, Mr. Carter's early journalism career, and their fights against Huey Long. She then talks about Hodding Carter's support for Roosevelt, victory in the state legislature race, and freelance writing. A large part of the interview consists of Egerton asking for her opinion of or remarks about various Southern figures, including Theodore Bilbo, John Stennis, Clarence Hood, Bill Minor, Percy Green, Fielding Wright, and James Coleman. She answers these quesitons with only a few sentences on each person. The end of the interivew focuses on Egerton's thesis--he does much of the talking here. |
Subject Topical | School integration--Arkansas. |
Subject Name |
Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935. Carter, Hodding, 1907-1972. |
Citation | Interview with Betty Carter by John Egerton, 6 September 1990. A-0350 in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
Description
Interview no. | A0350_Audio |