Fred C. Matthews, Jr. and Melvin Sambo, Sr. oral history interview, 1997.

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Fred C. Matthews, Jr. and Melvin Sambo, Sr. oral history interview, 1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71782896

Matthews and Sambo discuss their work histories; public works in Baton Rouge during the Depression; Fred C. Matthews, Sr., the former pastor of Magnolia Hope Baptist Church; the history and activities of Magnolia Hope Baptist Church; Hope Estate Plantation; race relations in Louisiana; Felton Grandison Clark, former president of Southern University, and his relationship with the Louisiana Legislature; Matthews' work for Exxon and maintaining Baton Rouge cemeteries; the problem of black on black crime; and leadership and community in African-American churches.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Transcript (117 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085622

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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