Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Oral History Documentation Project--Clarence Leo Young's oral history; Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Oral History Documentation Project--Clarence Leo Young's oral history

Oral History

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2009.002.0085

Scope and Content

1 compact disk ; 4 11/16" in diameter Clarence Leo Young's oral history interview on April 6, 2004. Mr. Young was a veteran of the integration war, appointed by the Governor to the School Board in 1955. He was from Budd's Creek and grew up on a farm. He discussed segregation in schools and the military. He bitterly resented each situation and was willing to fight to improve things. Lettie Dent was very opposed to school integration. He discussed the Grove children when they integrated Great Mills High School. He talked about the fear on both sides of the debate. He also talked about the difficulty he had starting a landscaping business. There was no data sheet with the interview. The interview is on two disks and in a black plastic container with a cream label on the spine.

Collection

Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Oral History Collection

Oral History Details

Primary Language

English

Location

UCAC Oral Histories, Box 5, Unknown

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Briscoe, Joan Elaine Groves

Person or Organization

Dent, Lettie Marshall (1894-1982)

Person or Organization

Groves, Conrad

Person or Organization

Lewis, Robert

Person or Organization

Taylor, Meredith

Person or Organization

Young, Clarence Leo

Person or Organization

Young, Steven R. L.