Church Hill [Richmond] oral history collection
Creator | Special Collections and Archives |
Description | This collection focuses on social and living conditions in Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood, which was predominantly black, during the era of segregation. Contains three oral histories that connect in particular to the civil rights movement. |
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Date from | 1982 |
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Geographic school | Richmond, VA |
Size | 34 transcripts; audiocassettes |
Access restrictions yes/no | |
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Part Of larger collection yes/no | |
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URL | http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/vbha/church/church.html |
Repository | Virginia Commonwealth University Special Collections and Archives |
Repository address | James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives, 901 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 842033, Richmond, VA 23284-2033 |
Repository contact name | Wesley Chenault |
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Repository contact email | libjbcsca@vcu.edu |
Repository contact phone | (804) 828-1108 |
DoveRegion | region5 |
Subjects | o African American churches
o African American neighborhoods o African American politicians o African Americans–Social conditions o Civil rights movements–Virginia o College integration o School integration–Virginia o Segregation in education–Virginia |
Types | o Interviews
o Sound recordings o Transcripts |