The Amy Nathan Oral History Project
Description
The Amy Nathan Oral History Project is a collection of oral histories collected by Amy Nathan for her book Round and Round Together: Taking a Merry-Go-Round Ride into the Civil Rights Movement. The project also served as part of a staff development workshop conducted by Amy Nathan for the Baltimore City Public Schools. This oral history collection helped fill the gaps that were left out in some of MCHC’s oral history collections by including new voices and stories that show the wider efforts to challenge segregation in Maryland.
Collection Items
Baltimore Colts and Westminster
In 1963, CORE began targeting counties excepted from Maryland’s Public Accommodations Law, including Carroll County. Prior attempts to integrate restaurants in Carroll County were met with intimidation by police and citizens as well as anti-protest…