Oral History Interview with Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs - Audio

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Oral History Interview with Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs - Audio

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Title: Oral History Interview with Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs - Audio

Creator: Cobbs, Gilliam M. (Gil)

Contributor: Sawyers, Robert (Old Dominion University)

Date: 2012-06-02

Dates Covered: 1940-1989

Description: Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs grew up in Lynchburg and Bedford County, Virginia. He was a student there from 1940-1951 and a teacher from 1966-1989. Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Subject: Cobbs, Gilliam M. (Gil)

Subject: Segregation in education--Virginia--History--20th Century

Subject: School integration--Virginia--History--20th Century

Subject: School integration--Massive resistance movement--Virginia

Subject: African Americans--Civil rights--Virginia

Subject: Virginia--Race Relations--History--20th Century

Coverage: Lynchburg, Virginia

Media Format: Sound recordings

Collection: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Oral History Collection

Publisher: Old Dominion University Libraries

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Rightsholder: Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries

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Identifier: 104-oh-cobbsg-audio

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