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Mr. Bocage, vice-president of the NAACP at the time of the interview, recalls his childhood in New Orleans, his father's musical career, his work as a medic in the Navy, discrimination in industry, and segregation in Utah.

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Mrs. Browne discusses her childhood on a farm in Kansas, living in Utah during the depression, segregation and discrimination in the city, her work at the City and County Building and with Model Cities.

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Mr. Burnett recalls his early years in Garfield, Utah; his work at Kennecott in Nevada; his work at Hercules; the NAACP; and picketing to stop discrimination.

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Mrs. Campbell, who moved from Mississippi to Salt Lake City as a youth, discusses prejudice in Salt Lake City, discrimination against Black women as compared to White women or Black men, and her work for the Methodist church and the Elks club.

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Mr. Dorsey discusses his early years in Leavenworth, Kansas; his move to Fort Duchesne; segregation in Utah; singing in a local quartet; and his involvement in the Shriners.

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Mr. Fritz discusses his involvement with Trinity Methodist Church, his work at the Hotel Utah, the NAACP presidents and vice-presidents, civil rights, the march on Washington, the Steel Workers Union, mining strikes, boxing, and World War II.

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Mrs. Fry, who moved from Colorado to Utah, discusses prejudices in Utah, her membership in Calvary Baptist Church, activities at Liberty Park, the formation of the NAACP in Salt Lake City, Pullman Porters, and unionization.

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Mr. Gillespie discusses growing up in Mississippi, segregation in the Army Air Corps at Hill Air Force Base, his work as president of the NAACP, and the shooting of a Black man by a police officer.

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Mr. Gordon discusses growing up in Salt Lake City, the Black Star Shipping Line, Latter Day Saints, the Black neighborhoods of Ogden, his involvement as a Seventh-Day Adventist, his background in law and problems with the bar exam, and the Black Brothers Organizational Society.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Utah Endowment for the Humanities funded the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City to conduct interviews with members of different ethnic minorities and racial groups. The people chosen to be interviewed were from Utah's African Americans, Greek, Jewish, Japanese, Mexican, Hispanic, Chinese, Ute, and Italian communities; and were in most cases fifty—five years of age or older. The goal of the project was to try to determine if, how, or to what extent each minority culture had been...

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Mr. Green recalls segregation and discrimination in Salt Lake City, concerts by Black performers, civil rights, Latter Day Saint theology, and his career as a police officer.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Utah Endowment for the Humanities funded the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City to conduct interviews with members of different ethnic minorities and racial groups. The people chosen to be interviewed were from Utah's African Americans, Greek, Jewish, Japanese, Mexican, Hispanic, Chinese, Ute, and Italian communities; and were in most cases fifty—five years of age or older. The goal of the project was to try to determine if, how, or to what extent each minority culture had been...