Huel D. Perkins oral history interview, 1993.

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Huel D. Perkins oral history interview, 1993.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/262346275

The interview includes Perkins's background information, his parents and grandparents' experiences and education, and his education and professional life in Baton Rouge. Included is a discussion on the role of education in his life and that of others, his love of music, role models, and family structure throughout his life. Perkins also discusses the immediate changes brought about by integration for black colleges, the black community, and the effects of integration today on those same institutions.

2 sound cassettes (2.5 hours);Transcript (97 p.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7157902

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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