Title
Transcript of interview with Derrick Evans, January 4, 2008
Creator
Parker, Lolita, Jr. (Interviewer)
Contributor
Evans, Derrick C. (Interviewee)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Language
English
Date created
January 04, 2008
Type of resource
Text
Genre
Transcripts
Format
Digital origin
born digital
Notes
Transcript is unedited.
Abstract/Description
An interview with Derrick Evans, a historian who studied and taught civil rights history at Boston College. Evans recounts the early experiences of his mentor, Amanda Verdell Houston (1926-1995), who was born and raised in Lower Roxbury. Houston served as the Black Studies Program Director at Boston College and played an active role in social and economic programs that helped economically disadvantaged women pursue higher education. This interview was collected as part of Northeastern University's Lower Roxbury Black History Project (2007-2009).
Citation/Reference
Transcript of interview with Derrick Evans, January 4, 2008, Lower Roxbury Black History Project records, 2007-2009 (M165), Archives and Special Collections Department, Northeastern University Libraries, EH 1.
Related item
Lower Roxbury Black History Project records (M165)
An interview with Derrick Evans
Subjects and keywords
Evans, Derrick C.
Houston, Amanda Verdell
African American women -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African American youth -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
UASC identifier
EvansDerrick_20080104_Transcript
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20199285
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (M165)
Restriction on access
This interview is unrestricted.
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