Cultural Perspectives of the 20th Century U.S. South Student Papers, 1997.

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Cultural Perspectives of the 20th Century U.S. South Student Papers, 1997.

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Cultural Perspectives of the 20th Century U.S. South was an course taught by professor John Howard at Duke University in Fall 1997. Includes eight term papers composed based on oral interviews students conducted as a course requirement. Five of the papers include transcriptions of the interviews held, but no audio tapes. Three papers contain only indexes to taped interviews, no audio tapes or transcripts are present. One paper includes three audio cassettes, with an index, from the interview conducted. Topics include "Southern Woman as Politician and Mother;" "Women's Perspective of Duke in the 1970s;" a history of the Glen Raven Textile Mills near Burlington, N.C.; African-Americans and racism in the workforce; Durham, N.C., school desegregation; and church-and-state issues in the South. (01-065).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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