Barbara Joye oral history interview, June 9, 2016

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Identifier: JoyeB_L2016-14

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Barbara Joye oral history

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Barbara Joye begins by giving background information about her family and early life. She talks about the culture shock she experienced after moving to Atlanta from New York in the 1960s. She discusses her political activism, her involvement with the Great Speckled Bird, the cultural and social atmosphere of 1960s Atlanta, the dynamics of various left-wing activist groups, her career, and her personal life.

Dates

Creation: June 9, 2016

Creator

Joye, Barbara R. (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note:

Barbara Joye grew up in a Jewish professional family in New York City. She attended Vassar College, where she became politically active and helped found a chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society. She studied medieval literature in graduate school, and later moved with her husband, Harlon Joye, to Atlanta, where she got a job teaching at Atlanta University. Joye became involved with the Great Speckled Bird shortly after its inception, and she stayed involved into the 1970s. Joye and Harlon cofounded WRFG radio station, an Atlanta community station that is still in operation. Joye has stayed heavily involved in political activism since college.