Interview with Thomas S. Hardy
| Abstract/Description: | Thomas S. Hardy -- A long time resident of Surry County, Virginia, Mr. Hardy was a shipyard worker and community activist. He discussed the work that he and other activists have pursued in Surry County, Virginia. He also discussed: his life as a Korean War veteran in segregated Virginia; Isle of Wight County, Virginia; Surry Training School; Fort Pickett; Voter registration; the Surry County Improvement Association; the Surry Assembly; the Poll tax; segregation and separation of facilities in the Norfolk Navy Shipyard; the Klu Klux Klan in Surry County; Gerald Poindexter; Don Anderson and political organization. |
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| Subject(s): | Coverage: Virginia Hardy, Thomas S. |
| Date Created: | 2003-03-21 |
| Title: |
Interview with Thomas S. Hardy. Voices of Freedom: videotaped oral histories of leaders of the Civil Rights movement in Virginia. |
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| Name(s): |
Carrington, Ronald E., interviewer James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor Virginia Civil Rights Movement Video Initiative, producer VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: | moving image | |
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Text Moving image Oral history |
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| Date Created: | 2003-03-21 | |
| Abstract/Description: | Thomas S. Hardy -- A long time resident of Surry County, Virginia, Mr. Hardy was a shipyard worker and community activist. He discussed the work that he and other activists have pursued in Surry County, Virginia. He also discussed: his life as a Korean War veteran in segregated Virginia; Isle of Wight County, Virginia; Surry Training School; Fort Pickett; Voter registration; the Surry County Improvement Association; the Surry Assembly; the Poll tax; segregation and separation of facilities in the Norfolk Navy Shipyard; the Klu Klux Klan in Surry County; Gerald Poindexter; Don Anderson and political organization. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: voices/id/3 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
This interview was conducted March 21, 2003 at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Ronald E. Carrington, President of Media Consultants Global, Inc. of Richmond, was the director-producer of the video taping and interviewed the interviewees. Historian Dr. Betsy Brinson conducted preliminary oral interviews. The text of the oral history was transcribed by Halasz Reporting and Video, Richmond. Other editing by the staff of Special Collections and Archives, VCU Libraries. |
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| Subject(s): |
Coverage: Virginia Hardy, Thomas S. |
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