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Whalum, Wendell

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Wendell Whalum oral history interview, November 21, 1978

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Identifier: WhalumW_19781121_P1978-08
Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Vincent Fort. Among topics discussed: Atlanta sit‑ins; Appeal for Human Rights; student leaders; influence of Greensboro sit‑ins; influence of Dr. Mays; academic allowances; Whalum's advice to students; SNCC; growth of Civil Rights movement; abolition of chapel at Morehouse; role of parents; non‑violence; impact of organization of black leadership; "white flight"; impact of faculty; initiation of student involvement.

Dates: November 21, 1978