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Civil Rights, Citizenship, and Activism

  • Elaine DeLott Baker - Elaine DeLott Baker discusses her civil rights activism, with particular emphasis on Freedom Summer 1964, southern farm practices, as well as the Meridian, Mississippi murders of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney. She also considers the effect of segregation within the Civil Rights Movement on current attitudes towards race amongst black and white civil rights workers today.


  • Pearlie Ingram Evans - Pearlie Ingram Evans, former district assistant to St. Louis, Missouri, Congressman William Lacy Clay, Sr., recounts her family history, social work, political career, and social activism. She considers her experience as a St. Louis city commissioner, her role in Committee on Racial Equality (CORE) protests, her work in settlement houses, and her career as a congressional assistant. In the second oral history, Mrs. Evans concentrates on her service in St. Louis politics. She recounts her work on the aldermanic and congressional campaigns of Congressman Clay, describes her role as a congressional district assistant, speaks broadly on the political history of St. Louis, and considers aspects of race and sex in politics.
    (Interview #1) (Interview #2)


  • Percy Green - St. Louis civil rights activist Percy Green focuses on his memories and activities as a member of St. Louis CORE (Committee on Racial Equality) and ACTION (Action Council to Improve Opportunities for Negroes). (Interview #1) (Interview #2)


  • Ronald Himes - Ronald Himes, professor at Washington University and founder and producing director of the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company, discusses his experiences of being an African American in St. Louis and at Washington University, as well as the founding and development of the Black Reparatory Theater.


  • Sheila Michaels - Sheila Michaels, a former field secretary with CORE, discusses her involvment with voter registration drives, demonstrations, and sit-ins. She gives particular attention to the dynamics of race, gender, and religion within the Civil Rights Movement.


  • Julian Milam - Julian Milam describes his experiences in the Ladue School District. He discusses the desegragation student transfer program between Saint Louis City and Saint Louis County public schools, his role as a tutor for Saint Louis City students, as well as his general experiences as an African American student.


  • Helen Nash - Dr. Helen Nash, African American pediatrician at Homer G. Philips and Children's Hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri, discusses her experiences in medicine, specifically instances of racism, prejudice, and segregation that she encountered throughout her career.


  • Charles Oldham - Charles Oldham, a former member of St. Louis CORE (Committee on Racial Equality) and former chairman of National CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), discusses his civil rights activism through protest and litigation. He shares his experiences of the civil rights movement as student and as a member of local and national organizations, as well as his thoughts on current political issues.


  • Judith Saul Stix - Judith Saul Stix, a member of both the Student Committee for the Admission of Negroes and St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality, describes her experiences during the civil rights movement. She discusses her childhood, philosophical influences, activism, and she shares her thoughts on current civil rights and political issues.


  • James Thomas - James David Thomas, editor of the Gay News Telegraph, discusses his experiences with sexual identity from his childhood through his years at Oberlin College, up to his present life. These include descriptions of his family life and his leadership of the Oberlin Gay Union, his leadership in the creation of PrideFest, the Saint Louis gay pride festival, the evolving structure of the gay and lesbian community in Saint Louis, his experiences as editor of the Gay News Telegraph.
    • (Interview #1) (Interview #2)


  • Susan Uchitelle - Susan Uchitelle, the former executive director of the St. Louis Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Council (VICC), talks about the legal creation of the VICC, her role in the VICC, and the issues with which the VICC confronted in the desegregation of St. Louis Public Schools.


  • Margaret Bush Wilson - Margaret Bush Wilson, one of St. Louis' first female African American attorneys and civil rights activists, discusses her roles as former President of the Missouri NAACP and former Chairwoman of the national NAACP. She considers the organization of and interaction between local civil rights organizations, the segregated institutions of the St. Louis area, local and national strategies of the civil rights movement, and her specific roles in various campaigns. (Interview #1) (Interview #2)

Student Activism at Washington University - 1960s and 1970s

This collection is composed of oral histories from students, faculty, administration, press, and first responders who were involved in student activism at Washington University during the 1960s and 1970s. More Information