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| Creator: | Drowota, Frank F., 1904-1998 |
| Title: | Oral history interview with Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., 1980 November 20, excerpt 05 |
| Date: | 1980 Nov. 20 |
| Description: | An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville minister Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., conducted on 20 November 1980 by Helen Drowota as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Drowota, a native of England and the founding minister of Nashville's Woodmont Christian Church, discusses the 1960s civil rights movement, including the the sit-ins and school integration, and how the church was divided over this issue. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the repository. |
| Types: | Sound recordings | Oral histories |
| Subjects: | Drowota, Frank F., 1904-1998--Interviews | Clergy--Tennessee--Nashville | Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville | African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville | Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville | School integration--Tennessee--Nashville | Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity | Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources | Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions | Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs | Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations | Nashville (Tenn.) | Davidson County (Tenn.) |
| Collection: | Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights |
| Institution: | Nashville Public Library |
| Contributors: | Drowota, Helen | Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division | Civil Rights Online Collection (Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division) |
| Online Publisher: | Nashville, Tenn. : Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library | 2006 |
| Original Material: | Excerpted from: CentIIIDrowota audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006. Century III Nashville Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library. |
| Rights and Usage: | U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of online collection: Civil Rights Online Collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,575 |
