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James Bowles interview 2 (2014-01-31)

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Bowles, James Harold (interviewee) Miller, Alyce P. (interviewer)

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In this second interview, James Bowles discusses his experiences on the Board of Supervisors of Goochland County, Virginia, between 1972 and 2004; efforts to address the unequal educational opportunities for blacks in Goochland County; the establishment of his medical practice in 1953 and its place in the community; and his memories of politically active figures in the Richmond and Goochland areas. He also discusses his perceptions of educational opportunities for African Americans, and the formation of the Goochland chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s in order to promote equality of educational opportunity.An interview conducted as part of the Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, documenting education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated.No transcript or tape log available.Call number: LA380.G66Call number: LA380.G66
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Daugherity, Brian J., 1972- (contributor)Silvent, Christopher (contributor)James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives (contributor)
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This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by Brian J. Daugherity, Alyce Miller, and Christopher Silvent. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
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Keywords

  1. African American Physicians
  2. African American Schools
  3. African Americans
  4. Anecdotes
  5. Bowles, James Harold
  6. Buildings
  7. Childhood And Youth
  8. Community Activists
  9. Education
  10. Goochland County
  11. Interviews
  12. Julius Rosenwald Fund
  13. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  14. Political Activity Goochland County (Va.)
  15. Race Relations
  16. Virginia

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