<I>William R. Lawrence Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 16, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: William R. Lawrence, American, 1922 - 2014
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Norfolk and Western Railway, American, 1838 - 1997
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.101.1a, 2011.174.101.1b, 2011.174.101.1c, and 2011.174.101.1d.
label: Description
content: William Lawrence describes his long career with the Norfolk and Western Railway in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawrence was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1922 but grew up in Roanoke and worked for the railroad most of his adult life. He discusses conditions of labor, race relations at the workplace, and his experience working as a foreman.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0101
place: label: Place collected
content: Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.101.1a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 45 min., 9 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 118.04 GB