This collection includes newspaper clippings concerning segregation and integration in Buncombe County in 1964. Notable African American women included in this collection include Rosa Davis and Kathy Gibson Cleveland.
A collection of oral histories generally gathered by the staff of, and those affiliated with, Ramsey Library Special Collections. There is a general focus on Asheville and its history, but specific topics include, medicine, politics, arts and crafts,…
Contains records of interviews conducted, in 2005, by the Center for Diversity Education about the desegregation in the Asheville area. Some interviews only contain transcripts, or summaries, and no audio is available. The interviews formed the basis…
This folder contains an interview on CD recorded by WCQS Public Radio Station in Asheville of interviewer, David Hurand interviewing Viola Jones Spells on the subject of the 50th Anniversary of Desegregation of Pack Memorial Library. It aired…