Waymon Norwood oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 14.

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Waymon Norwood oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 14.

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The collection consists of an oral history interview of Waymon Norwood on October 14, 1989 in which he discusses youth in Cairo, Ga.; barriers to black voter participation; experiences with Civilian Conservation Corp; racial discrimination felt in Washington, D.C.; army career; segregation in army; employment history; founding of NAACP chapter in Waycross, Ga.; Citizens Committee activities, Jessup, Ga.; serves as chairman of city commission; hiring of black policemen; voter registration drives; redistricting; fight against at-large elections; "rotating" county chairman; election of James Johnson to county commission; future of black political power in Jessup; and Norwood's early political influences.

1 audiotape ; cassette.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403162

Georgia State University

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