LSU History Oral History Project

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Interviews with faculty, staff, and alumni conducted by Williams Center staff, LSU Recording Services, volunteers, and graduate students, focusing on the history of Louisiana State University. Various topics are covered and since interviews are often life narratives, multiple topics arise, including major historic events outside of the scope of LSU history, including, for example, the 1927 Flood, the Great Depression, Governor Huey Long, military history, and civil rights.
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Alexander Pierre Tureaud Jr. oral history interview
Alexander Pierre Tureaud Jr. oral history interview
African American college students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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College students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Social life and customs
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College integration--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African Americans--Civil rights--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African Americans--Segregation--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African Americans--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Social conditions--To 1964
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Civil rights movements--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College--Students
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Tureaud discusses the six weeks he spent as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University in 1953 including his father's legal proceedings to have him admitted, the treatment he faced from students and professors, his disappointment in missing out on a typical college experience, and his loneliness and isolation while at LSU. He recounts many specific instances of racism, harassment, and discrimination, but also discusses some positive moments.
Freya Rivers oral history interview
Freya Rivers oral history interview
African Americans--Civil rights--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African Americans--Politics and government
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School integration--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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College integration--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Civil rights movements--United States
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Poor children--Louisiana
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Inner cities--Louisiana
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Robert E. Lee High School (Baton Rouge, La.)
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Students
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Rivers discusses her father's service in World War II, business, and civil rights efforts in Baton Rouge; her role in the integration of Robert E. Lee High School; her role in the LSU desegregation suit; and her attendance at LSU, including her racist reception by other students. Rivers also discusses her participation in the civil rights movement, her work with inner-city children, African-American politics and voting, the challenges facing African Americans, and the future of race relations in America.
Leo C. Hamilton oral history interview
Leo C. Hamilton oral history interview
African American children--Education--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Segregation in education--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Discrimination in education--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African American college students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Political activity
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Civil rights movements--United States
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Robert E. Lee High School (Baton Rouge, La.)
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Students
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Southern University and A & M College--Students
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Hamilton discusses his family, his segregated early education, his attendance at an integrated Robert E. Lee High School, race relations in Baton Rouge, the civil rights movement, activism among black students at LSU, the relationship between black students at LSU and Southern University, and his legal practice.
Maxine Crump oral history interview
Maxine Crump oral history interview
African American Catholics--Louisiana
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Civil rights movements--Louisiana
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African Americans--Civil rights--Louisiana
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African Americans--Segregation--Louisiana
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Segregation in higher education--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African American college students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Social life and customs
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African American college students--Religious life--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Dormitories--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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College students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Political activity
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Students
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Crump discusses her family, her elementary school teachers and education, African-American Catholics, her family's response to segregation and the civil rights movement, her living in a dorm at LSU, her relationships with other students, racism and race relations on campus, the LSU Catholic community, and activism at LSU.
Oliver Mack oral history interview
Oliver Mack oral history interview
African American college students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Military education--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Students
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United States--Army--Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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Exxon Corporation--Employees
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Mack discusses his attendance at Louisiana State University, experiences of African-American students at LSU, his participation in ROTC, and his work at Exxon after graduation.
Oliver Mack oral history interview
Oliver Mack oral history interview
School integration--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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College integration--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African American high school students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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African American college students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
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Class actions (Civil procedure)--Louisiana
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McKinley High School (Baton Rouge, La.)
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Students
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Exxon Corporation--Employees
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Mack discusses his family background, his attendance at McKinley High School, the integration of Baton Rouge high schools, treatment of black students at predominantly white high schools, his participation in the class-action suit to admit African-American undergraduates at LSU, his studies and experiences at LSU, and his work at Exxon after graduation.
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