Interview with Warren McGraw, August 19, 1987

Project: Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Warren McGraw was a lawyer living in West Virginia during the 1960s. In this interview he discusses the corruption occurring in elections in West Virginia at the time and the group that was formed to purge voter rolls of invalid voters. He talks about the involvement of the Appalachian Volunteers and the reactions of others in the community to the work they did and their lifestyles. He discusses the effects of the War on Poverty on the region.

Interview Accession

1992oh368_app378

Interviewee Name

Warren McGraw

Interviewer Name

Gibbs Kinderman

Interview Date

1987-08-19

Interview Keyword

anti-poverty organizations

Interview LC Subject

Appalachian Region Appalachian Region--Economic conditions Economic assistance Economic assistance, Domestic--Appalachian Region Elections--Corrupt practices McGraw, Warren McGraw, Warren--Interviews Voter registration--Corrupt practices

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