Brooks Hays Lecture
Former U.S. Representative from Arkansas Brooks Hays gave a lecture at William & Mary in March 1959 as part of the Marshall-Wythe Symposium lecture series. Hays discussed segregation, the NAACP, and other issues related to the civil rights of African Americans.
Material in the Special Collections Research Center
- Recording of Brooks Hays from the Marshall-Wythe Symposium Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
- A transcript of the oral history interview of Wayne Kernodle from the University Archives Oral History Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary. See pages 34-37.
- Flat Hat articles, 24 March 1959.
References
- Flat Hat articles, 24 March 1959.
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