Title:
Oral History Interview with Cobbs, Gilliam M. (Gil)
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
Collection:
Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Oral History Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
cobbsg
