Florida Civil Rights Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Andy Huse
Publication Date
2006
Date
2006-06-01
Abstract
Clarence Fort discusses his involvement in Tampa's civil rights movement. Fort was head of the NAACP Youth Council (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), organizing sit-ins and other demonstrations. He describes some of the events that led to the end of segregation in Tampa, including the first sit-in at Woolworth's in February 1960. He also explains how he became the first African American bus driver for Trailways Bus Lines and comments on the current status of race relations in Tampa.
Keywords
Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights workers, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Youth Council, Greensboro Sit-ins (Greensboro N.C. 1960), Race relations, Segregation
Extent
01:17:20; 38 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Greensboro (N.C.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2006
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
F55-00003
Recommended Citation
Fort, Clarence, "Clarence Fort Oral History Interview, June 1, 2006" (2006). Florida Civil Rights Oral History Project. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_civil_rights_ohp/6
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