Oral history interview with Richard Arrington, July 18, 1974 [electronic resource] : interview A-0001, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).
Richard Arrington, who three years after this interview would become the first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, discusses race and politics in the American South and his nascent political career, which began with a seat on the Birmingham City Council. He describes a city where white elites are very concerned with controlling the kinds of African Americans who enter politics, but where young black politicians are managing to get a foothold in city politics. He hopes that the black presence will continue to increase in Alabama and that African American politicians can set aside their differences.
Electronic resources
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Edition: Electronic edition
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Duration: 00:47:23.Interview participants: Richard Arrington, interviewee; Jack Bass, interviewer.Text encoded by Mike Millner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.Title from menu page (viewed on June 13, 2008).
- Type of Computer File or Data Note:
- Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 83.7 kilobytes, 86.8 megabytes.
- Original Version Note:
- Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series A, Southern politics, interview A-0001, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Linda Killen. Original transcript: 24 p.
- Funding Information Note:
- Funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.
