Interviewee

Wilson, Harrison B.

Interview Date

October 6, 1978

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes
1
Tape #

OH 105

Play length

50 min: 45 sec

Tape condition/# sides?

Good / 2 sides

Transcript?

Yes

No. typed pages

17 pages

Other attachments

Correspondence, copy of transcript

Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1

Norfolk State College

Subject 2
VA Plan for Equal Opportunity
Subject 3
Black colleges
Subject 4
Race relations in Mississippi in the 1950s
Subject a
Medgar Evers
Subject b
Civil Rights Movement
Subject c
President Carter
Subject d
 
ODU Service

na

Interviewee Birth/Death
b. 1928
Other Interviewee Info
Harrison B. Wilson was the president of Norfolk State University from 1975-97. His wife, Lucy Wilson, is a former ODU faculty and administrator.
Interview Summary
The interview discusses his personal background and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. He also discusses his presidency at NSU, the Virginia Plan for Equal Opportunity, and the benefits of black colleges.
Interviewer

Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.

Interviewer Info
Old Dominion University History Department
Physical Location (audio cassette)
Special Collections
CDROM Location
Special Collections
Number of CDRoms
1
Web location

http://www.lib.odu.edu/special/oralhistory/tidewater/wilsontranscript.html

.wav size
130 mb
.rm size
18.5 mb
Copyright

The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University.

Permitted Use
They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way.