Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Oral History Documentation Project--Viola Murphy Gardner's oral history; Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Oral History Documentation Project--Viola Murphy Gardner's oral history
Entry/Object ID
2009.002.0034
Scope and Content
1 compact disk ; 4 11/16" in diameter
Viola Murphy Gardner's oral history interview on July 2, 2006. She compared life in a segregated area to that of an integrated area. She had some discrimination difficulties when she applied for a job in Saint Mary's County. She explained about the development of Longview Beach. She and her husband re-opened the Brambley Inn in Maddox during the winter of 1972-1973. During her years in Washington, she was part of the team that participated in the Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit. She talked about her husband. They spent time in Europe during and after WWII. 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