Discrimination in housing -- Kansas -- Lawrence -- History
Segregation -- Kansas -- Lawrence -- History
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Race relations -- History
Oral history interview with Dr. Robert Casad, who was a law professor at the University of Kansas in the 1960s and who was involved in drafting the Fair Housing Ordinance that passed into law in Lawrence, Kansas in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 24, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project
City of Lawrence, Human Relations Division (Lawrence, Kan.)
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Oral history interview with Gerald Cooley, who was the assistant city attorney for the City of Lawrence at the time the fair housing ordinance was passed in Lawrence in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 12, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
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Interview of Ronald Dalquest and Donald Dalquest
Oral history interview with Ronald and Donald Dalquest, twin brothers who were both police officers with the Lawrence Police Department at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on November 9, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
DahlquistInterview110916.pdf (transcript)
Oral history interview with Richard and Barbara Dulin and their daughter Elaine Dulin Clyatt; Reverend Richard Dulin was the chairman of the Lawrence Fair Housing Coordinating Committee at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on February 20, 2017, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
Oral history interview with Homer Floyd, who was the director of the Kansas State Commission on Civil Rights at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. Mr. Floyd had also been student athlete at the University of Kansas in the 1950s, and discusses his experiences with segregation in Lawrence during that time period. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on November 22, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
United Church Women of Lawrence (Lawrence, Kan.)
Oral history interview with Dorothy Harvey, who was serving as the president of the United Church Women of Lawrence at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on November 11, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Lawrence, Kan.)
Oral history interview with Jesse Milan, who was a teacher in the Lawrence public schools and the president of the Lawrence chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 21, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
Oral history interview with Richard Raney, who was the mayor of Lawrence at the time the city's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 19, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
Oral history interview with Richard and Phyllis Sapp; Richard was a faculty member at the University of Kansas, and Phyllis was involved with community organizations such as the League of Women Voters at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 28, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.
Oral history interview with Fred N. Six, who was the secretary of the Lawrence Human Relations Commission at the time that Lawrence's fair housing ordinance was passed in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 6, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.