Interviewer
Jackie Fourie
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. The topic of this interview is the Civil Rights Movement. Walter Meyers was a lifelong resident of Huntington, WV, and he discusses: his childhood, personal history, and his family; the history of Huntington and how it relates to African Americans; railroads; segregation and black/white relationships; damage done to the Keith Albee Theater during a fight; organizations such as the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the Young Men's Business Club; businesses he was involved in; his job (in construction/contracting?); as well as a small section on the Ku Klux Klan.
Publication Date
1996
Identifier
OH64-543
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-543.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-543, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Meyers, Walter, 1910- -- Autobiography.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Douglas High School -- Oral histories.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Married women -- Oral histories.