Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Herbert Jones; Shirley Smith; Fred Beaton
Publication Date
2-25-2009
Date
1978-03-23
Abstract
Reverend A. Leon Lowry discusses his involvement in the civil rights movement, summarizes the history of Beulah Baptist Church, where he was the pastor, and comments on Tampa politics. Lowry was the former state NAACP president, leading many of the sit-ins and other demonstrations, and served on Tampa's Biracial Committee and the Hillsborough County School Board.
Keywords
Civil rights workers, Interviews, African American clergy, Florida, African Americans, Politics and government, History
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital only
Notes
Interview conducted March 23, 1978. Interviewed by Otis R. Anthony and members of the Black History Research Project of Tampa. Other interviewers for the Black History Research Project of Tampa were Fred Beaton, Joyce Dyer, Herbert Jones, and Shirley Smith.
Identifier
A31-00082
Recommended Citation
Lowry, A. Leon, "Reverend A. Leon Lowry Oral History Interview" (2009). Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project. 30.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/otis_anthony_ohp/30
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