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Anne Braden Oral History Project

Project Summary

This project focuses on the life of Anne Braden, an anti-racist activist, organizer, and journalist. These interviews were conducted by Cate Fosl for her oral history based biography on Anne Braden, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South (2006). Interviewees include Anne Braden, as well as her coworkers, mentees, and friends. Specifically discussed is Anne's life growing up, her career as a writer, particularly at the Louisville Times, and her marriage to Carl Braden. Other topics include the Braden's involvement in the civil rights movement, their association with the Wade family, and their sedition trial in 1954. Interviews also contain discussions about the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Ghandi Corps.

Project Code

ab

Project Keyword

African Americans   Civil Rights Movement   racial discrimination   white civil rights workers

Project LC Subject

Braden, Anne, 1924-2006   Braden, Anne, 1924-2006--Interviews   Civil rights workers--Interviews   Women civil rights workers--Interviews

Linked Resource

Carl and Anne Braden Papers:  https://exploreuk.uky.edu/fa/findingaid/?id=xt7gf18sbs7b


Interviews in this Project (26 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2006oh192_ab001
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh193_ab002
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh194_ab003
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh195_ab004
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh196_ab005
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh199_ab008
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh200_ab009
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh201_ab010
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh202_ab011
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh203_ab012
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh204_ab013
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh205_ab014
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh206_ab015
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh207_ab016
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh208_ab017
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh209_ab018
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh210_ab019
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh211_ab020
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh212_ab021
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh213_ab022
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh214_ab023
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh215_ab024
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh197_ab006
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2010oh074_ab025
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2006oh198_ab007
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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Interview Accession Number: 2010oh089_ab026
Interviewer: Catherine Fosl
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