Oral history interview with Augustus Baxter, June 2, 2011

Item

Title
Oral history interview with Augustus Baxter, June 2, 2011
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Date
2011-06-02
Digital Collection
Urban Archives Audio
Civil Rights in a Northern City
Columbia Avenue Riots
Digital Collection Facet
Columbia Avenue Riots
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Format
Audio
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Columbia Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Icon
http://gamma.library.temple.edu/crnc/themes/civil-rights/css/media-icon.png
Identifier
AOH1093X20110602baxter
Clip Summary
Augustus Baxter (b. December 25, 1928) worked as a gang worker" in North Philadelphia counseling at-risk youth during the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. Baxter discusses living conditions in North Philadelphia before the 1964 Columbia Avenue riots and the complex relationships between the area's residents, business-owners, landlords, and police. Mr. Baxter also shares his memories of such notable civil rights leaders as Raymond Pace Alexander, Cecil B. Moore, Georgie Woods, and Stanley Branche, as well as his reflections on race relations and the civil rights movement."
Repository
Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.
Subject
Riots
Civil rights
Race relations
Police
Race discrimination
Type
Oral histories
Media
[Untitled]