Interview with Suzanne "Suzy" Post, June 24, 1991
Project: Anne Braden Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview Suzanne Post, a Louisville, Kentucky activist and friend of Anne Braden, explains how she became an activist. She describes her career and, in particular, her work with the American Civil Liberties Union. Post talks about her priorities as an activist, which have included desegregation and women's equality. Post explains how she personally combated the prejudice surrounding Anne and Carl Braden within the Louisville community. She describes the lifestyle of an activist and compares her style of working to Anne Braden's.Interview Accession
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Civil rightsInterview LC Subject
African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky American Civil Liberties Union Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 Civil rights movements--United States Civil rights workers Civil rights--Kentucky Feminism Louisville (Ky.) Post, Suzanne, 1933- Post, Suzanne, 1933- --Interviews School integration--United States Segregation in education--United States United States--History--1961-1969 Women civil rights workers--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Post, Suzanne Interview by Catherine Fosl. 24 Jun. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Post, S. (1991, June 24). Interview by C. Fosl. Anne Braden Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Post, Suzanne, interview by Catherine Fosl. June 24, 1991, Anne Braden Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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