Diamond, Dion T., 1941- Dion Diamond oral history interview conducted by David Cline in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December 13
English
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisiana
Dion Diamond oral history interview conducted by David Cline in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December 13
Recorded in Washington, District of Columbia, on December 13, 2015.
Dion Diamond discusses his activism and experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. He remembers growing up in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, and attending Howard University, where he began organizing for civil rights. He also recalls his work in Mississippi and Louisiana as a Freedom Rider and activist, his studies at University of Wisconsin and Harvard University, and his later career. Finally, he speaks about contemporary activism and rights issues.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
60010$aDiamond, Dion T.,$d1941-$vInterviews.
Interviews
Nonviolent Action Group (Washington, D.C.)
1102 $aNonviolent Action Group (Washington, D.C.)
Southern University and A & M College--History.
61020$aSouthern University and A & M College$xHistory.
History
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
1102 $aStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
African American civil rights workers--Virginia--Interviews
African American civil rights workers
150 $aAfrican American civil rights workers
Civil rights movements
Civil rights movements--United States
United States
150 $aCivil rights movements$zUnited States
Freedom Rides, 1961
Nonviolence
Voter registration
Petersburg (Va.)--Race relations--History.
Race relations
Personal narratives
Oral histories
Video recordings
1102 $aCivil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Becton, Julius W. (Julius Wesley), 1926-
ISBD: International standard bibliographic description
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