Timothy B. Tyson papers, 1948-2003.

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Timothy B. Tyson papers, 1948-2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62558620

The collection consists of publication materials, personal and family materials, and audio recordings. Drafts, notes, correspondence, interviews, photographs, and other materials are related to Tyson's publications "Blood Done Sign My Name" (2004), a personal history about a racial murder in Oxford, N.C., in 1970; "Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power" (1999); and his master's thesis, "Burning for Freedom" (1990), also about race and Oxford, N.C. Some items relate to the Reverend Vernon Tyson, civil rights activist and Tim Tyson's father; Eddie McCoy, Oxford civil rights activist; and writer Thad Stem. Personal and family materials include correspondence, a journal, clippings, and other materials related to the Tyson family. Audio recordings are mainly of oral history interviews centering on race relations. Among those interviewed are Eddie McCoy, Ben Chavis and other Chavis family members, Golden Frinks, and Bobby Seale. Some of the interviews were conducted by Larry Thomas.

ca. 2400 items (3.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7824343

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Seale, Bobby, 1936-

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Bobby Seale is the co-founder, with activist Huey P. Newton, of the Black Panther Party. Seale was one of the eight people charged by the US federal government with conspiracy charges related to anti-Vietnam War protests in Chicago, Illinois, during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Seale's appearance in the trial was widely publicized and Seale was bound and gagged for his appearances in court more than a month into the trial for what Judge Julius Hoffman said were disruptions. Seale's c...

Tyson, Timothy B.

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Timothy B. Tyson has written or edited several books about African-Americans and North Carolina history. From the description of Timothy B. Tyson papers, 1948-2003. WorldCat record id: 62558620 ...

Chavis, Ben, 1948-

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Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Jr, was born on January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina. Chavis's parents were educators who taught at a school for African American orphans. Chavis's activism was in his bloodline; his grandfather, John Chavis, the first black graduate from Princeton University, set up an underground school for African Americans who were forbidden to learn to read and write. Chavis became active in civil rights at the young age of thirteen when he attempted to integrate the all whi...

Tyson, Vernon.

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Williams, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1925-1996

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Black poet and militant civil rights activist, editor and publisher of The Crusader. From the description of Correspondence, 1961-1983 : with Edward C. Weber. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364620 Black poet, editor, and civil rights activist, militant leader of Union County, N.C., NAACP, advocate of armed self-defense, and publisher of The Crusader. Indicted for kidnapping (1961), escaping to Cuba, China, and Tanzania (1961-1969). Staff member of the Center...

Thomas, Larry Reni

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Frinks, Golden Asro, 1920-2004

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McCoy, James Eddie (James Edward), 1942-

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Chavis family.

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Tyson family.

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Stem, Thad, Jr., 1916-1980

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Thad Stem Jr. (1916-1980) of Oxford, N.C., wrote novels, poetry, and short stories and contributed editorials and short pieces to the "News and Observer" (Raleigh, N.C.), "The Pilot" (Southern Pines, N.C.), and other North Carolina newspapers. Majors works by Stem include "The Animal Fair" (1960), "Entries from Oxford" (1971), "Senator Sam Ervin's Best Stories" (1973), and "Thad Stem's Ark" (1979). Stem is featured in Timothy B. Tyson's memoir "Blood Done Sign My Name." From the desc...