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Interview no. | U-0594 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | U.16. Long Civil Rights Movement: The Women's Movement in the South |
Project description | Interviews, 2010 onward, that focus on women's activism and gender dynamics, which were central to the freedom movement and the backlash against it. Topics include reproductive activism, both anti-abortion and pro-choice; the emergence of second-wave feminism in the mountain South and its links to the civil rights movement; the War on Poverty and challenges to job discrimination inspired by Title VII; and the entry of women into the University of North Carolina. Interviews from Knoxville, Tenn., and surrounding areas focus on faith-based activism in Appalachia and its relation to feminism. |
Date | November 24 2009 |
Interviewee | Temple, Gray, 1941- |
Interviewee occupation | Ministers |
Interviewee DOB | 1941 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Mobley, Christina Frances. |
Abstract | Gray Temple discusses his upbringing and education, both of which were strongly impacted by religion. He attended seminary in the 1960s, and then worked as campus minister at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. from 1968 to 1975. Temple has been actively involved in the civil rights movement from the time he attended school, and he recalls different activities related to an anti-war position, including Citizens for the Study of Non-Violence, and his work with abortion counseling. Much of the interview focuses on his experiences with abortion counseling while at Appalachian State, including his work with Manuel Wortman, the Clergy Consultation Services, awareness of sexuality and contraception, and the impact of the Roe v. Wade decision. Temple also discusses other issues related to the church, including women and homosexuals being ordained and his concept of “privilege maintenance.” He concludes the interview with a discussion of North Carolina’s political climate in the late 2000s, especially as it relates to health care. |
Citation | Interview with Gray Temple by Christina Mobley, November 24 2009 U-0594, 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. | U0594_Audio |