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OH 1890

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHOLCOMBE, George (b. 1933) and Wanda (b. 1940)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1890
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionMethodist pastor, educator, and civil rights activists. Childhoods; exposure to racism, discrimination, and segregation; interactions with African Americans; civil rights work in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Chicago, Illinois; Ecumenical Institute; restrictions on women and the women’s movement; run-ins with the Ku Klux Klan; developing a model for creating a positive self-image in minority communities; self-image work in Asia and Australia; contemporary racism; Head Start Program; 1968 Chicago riots.
Interviewer(s)Joseph Czap
Physical Description69 pp.
Terms of UseOpen