Oral history interview, 1976.

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Oral history interview, 1976.

Topics include civil rights issues within the United States Postal Service and the National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees; friendship with Maryland civil rights activist Lillie May Jackson; role of churches in the civil rights movement; relations between NAACP and Urban League; Congress of Racial Equality; Freedom House; and the future of civil rights.

Typescript : 4 p.Tape : cassette (50 min.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7345437

Maryland historical society

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