Gladys Cheney and Geneva Lyde oral history interview, October 13, 1989

Item — othertype: Oral History

Identifier: CheneyGandGenevaL_19891013_1989-13

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Gladys Cheney and Geneva Lyde oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Cliff Kuhn. Among topics discussed: Barriers to voting; white primary; voter's league; Brunswick church's cooperation with voter's league; race relations in Brunswick; consolidation; Sea Island Company. Geneva Lyde discusses Ku Klux Klan activity; Walter White; early involvement with NAACP; Glynn County Voter's League; mayoral campaign; difficulty in recruiting blacks to run for office; work with Community Action; blacks and the Republican Party; Glenn County Political Action Committee; THE ISLANDER; suit against Brunswick Democratic Club; lack of black access to white community institutions; fight against consolidation; and the Sea Island Company.

Dates

Creation: October 13, 1989

Creator

Cheney, Gladys (Interviewee, Person)
Lyde, Geneva (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Gladys Cheney and Geneva Lyde were NAACP leaders from Brunswick Georgia. The interview was conducted at the annual state NAACP convention, Brunswick, Ga., October 13‑14, 1989. Gladys Cheney and Geneva Lyde were interviewed together.