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SCAR T-17: James T. McCain Col, Sound, 29 minutes. James T. McCain is interviewed by Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden of the University of South Carolina. McCain describes his involvement with C. O. R. E. (Congress of Racial Equality). He speaks of the desegregation of the Greenville / Spartanburg Airport. He tells of the "Freedom Riders" experience including trials in Jackson, Mississippi. He speaks of the internal power struggles within the organization. He describes the cooperation between the various civil rights organizations. Note: from the series "Quest for Human / Civil Rights - Oral Recollections of Black South Carolinians."

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