Title: Oral history interview with Angus Thompson, Sr., October 21, 2003
Description: Angus Thompson recalls decades of civil rights activism, from pushing school integration to opposing segregated public facilities. Thompson inherited a legacy of activism from his father and became a forceful leader in the African American community in Lumberton, N.C., forging voting alliances with local Indians and opposing other black politicians' accommodationist impulses. Thompson's story is one of undiluted support for integration, which he sees as the cornerstone of racial progress in the second half of the twentieth century. This interview will prove useful for researchers looking for on-the-ground narratives of civil rights activism and an impassioned defense of the progress of the past fifty years.
Subjects: Interviews, Race relations, African Americans, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Attitudes, African American civil rights workers, Relations with Indians, School integration
Places: Lumberton (N.C.), North Carolina, Lumberton
People: Angus Thompson (1919?-), Lillian Thompson
Time periods: 20th century