Oral history interview with Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., 1980 November 20, excerpt 05
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An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville minister Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., conducted on 20 November 1980 by Helen Drowota as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Drowota, a native of England and the founding minister of Nashville's Woodmont Christian Church, discusses the 1960s civil rights movement, including the the sit-ins and school integration, and how the church was divided over this issue. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the repository.
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Digital Library of TennesseeKeywords
- African Americans
- Christianity
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Demonstrations
- Civil Rights Movements
- Clergy
- Drowota, Frank F., 1904 1998
- History
- Interviews
- Nashville
- Nashville (Tenn.)
- Popular Culture
- Race Relations
- Religion
- Religious Aspects
- Religious Life And Customs
- School Integration
- Social Conditions
- Sources
- Tennessee