Lillian Corbin

An interview with Lillian Christopher Corbin (1924-), a resident of Lower Roxbury, community activist, and member of the 100 Black Women Coalition and the Women's Service Club. In Interview 1, Corbin describes her childhood, her time at the Cooper Community Center, and the employment opportunities available to African American women at the time. In Interview 2, Corbin talks about her education and the effects of urban renewal on her community. In Interview 3, Corbin reflects on the differences between the Roxbury of her childhood and the Roxbury of 2008, focusing on education and community involvement. This interview was collected as part of Northeastern University's Lower Roxbury Black History Project (2007-2009). Finding aid: http://www.library.neu.edu/archives/collect/findaids/m165find.htm

Media

Video

Video recording of interview with Lillian Corbin, April 9, 2008

Transcript

Transcript of interview with Lillian Corbin, March 28, 2008
Transcript of interview with Lillian Corbin, April 9, 2008
Transcript of interview with Lillian Corbin, July 24, 2008

 

Audio

Sound recording of interview with Lillian Corbin, March 28, 2008
Sound recording of interview with Lillian Corbin, April 9, 2008
Sound recording of interview with Lillian Corbin, July 24, 2008

 

Images

Lillian Corbin
Lillian Corbin, 1925
Lillian Corbin, 1939
Lillian Corbin and Lolita Parker, Jr.