Interview with Anne Braden, March 10, 1989

Project: Anne Braden Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Anne Braden was a white southern anti-racist activist, organizer and journalist from Louisville, Kentucky. In this interview, Braden discusses her high school and college years. She describes attending two women's colleges in Virginia during World War II, Stratford College and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Braden speaks about experiencing an intellectual awakening while at Stratford and her interests in writing and drama. Braden also talks about influential people she met while in college, particularly Harriet Fitzgerald.

Interview Accession

2006oh196_ab005

Interviewee Name

Anne Braden

Interviewer Name

Catherine Fosl

Interview Date

1989-03-10

Interview Keyword

Anne Braden Civil rights white civil rights workers women civil rights workers--interviews

Interview LC Subject

African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Braden, Anne, 1924-2006--Interviews Civil rights workers Civil rights--Kentucky Fitzgerald, Harriet, 1904-1984 Randolph-Macon College Stratford College (Danville, Va.) Women civil rights workers World War, 1939-1945.

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