Reminiscences of Mary Benson 1987
- Name
- Benson, Mary (Interviewee)
- Chafe, William H., 1942- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Mary Benson 1987
- Abstract
- Recollections of Allard K. Lowenstein: first meeting, 1959, his concern over Communist infiltration of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, his visits to London, his speeches, family life, his death; her position as secretary to Michael Scott, her trip to southern United States in the 1960s, sit-ins, 1963
- Collection Name
- Allard K. Lowenstein project
- Subjects
- Civil rights workers; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Social conditions; South Africa Race relations; United States Race relations; Benson, Mary; Lowenstein, Allard K; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1987
- Note (Biographical)
- Civil rights worker
- Note
- Interviewed by William Chafe
- Note (Provenance)
- Mary Benson, Gift 1988
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13621342
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-431a-s176
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.