John Zippert oral history interview, 1998.

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John Zippert oral history interview, 1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76173806

Zippert describes his political activity while at the City College of New York, his experiences as a CORE summer volunteer in Louisiana, and his involvement in the Grand Marie Sweet Potato Marketing Cooperative. He discusses his work with the Southern Cooperative Development Program and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, being investigated by the FBI and the Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities, and his participation in removing the miscegenation statute in Louisiana.

2 sound cassettes (2 hr.)Transcript (59 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150407

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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John Zippert was born in New York City on November 13, 1945. He joined CORE while at the City College of New York and volunteered in Louisiana during the summer of 1965. His first job came with the Southern Cooperative Development Program in 1967. Zippert joined the Federation of Southern Cooperatives in Epes, Alabama in 1970. From the description of John Zippert oral history interview, 1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76173806 ...

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