Student movements

Scope and Contents The papers highlight the personal and professional life of John M. O'Neal, Jr. The John O'Neal papers consist of 25.94 linear feet and document O'Neal's artistic style and vision as an African American actor, director, playwright, and community and civil rights activist. The papers are of interest for studying the southern Black Arts Movement and more specifically the Black Theater Movement; the Free Southern Theater; the Civil Rights Movement; voter rights registration; race relations;...

Content Description Philip Sterling is an author, newspaper and broadcast journalist. His papers include material collected for The Real Teachers, a book of interviews with teachers of African American and Hispanic American students in Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Documents include correspondence, interview transcripts, notes, news clippings and audio cassettes. Additional documents are related to Sterling’s employment with CBS, his research...