David Levine collection

David Levine is a scholar and writer from Madison, Wisconsin, who has written on various subjects concerning the Civil Rights Movement. The David Levine collection stems from oral history interviews recorded by Levine during his dissertation research on the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Citizenship Schools. These schools were begun during a time when voting rights were being denied to African Americans. The schools were established to acquaint citizens with the way in which government was run and to help them meet voting requirements. The collection includes a paper written by Levine entitled "The Role of Citizenship Schools in the Civil Rights Movement," as well as 11 audiotaped interviews conducted by Levine, with transcripts and biographical information. Individuals interviewed include: H.C. Anderson (Greenville, South Carolina), Dorothea Stewart (Macon, Georgia), Bill Saunders (Charleston, South Carolina), Marie M. Epps (Whitemire, South Carolina), Constance Shelley (Macon, Georgia), Inez L. Taylor (Montgomery, Alabama), Ida Proctor-Baker (Atlanta, Georgia), Catherine M. Branch (Savannah, Georgia), Emogene Stroman Middleton (Savannah, Georgia), Pauline Hendrix (Claxton, Georgia), William "Bill" Saunders (Charleston, South Carolina), Matt Suarez (New Orleans, Louisiana), and Idessa Redden (Montgomery, Alabama).