Minnesota Black History Project: Interview with William F. Maupins Jr.

Titles: Minnesota Black History Project: Interview with William F. Maupins Jr. (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: William F. Maupins, Jr., born July 1, 1922, is the adopted son of William F. Maupins, Sr. (born 1884 in Palmgra, Missouri) and Cornelia Maupins (born 1884 in Bryant, Texas). He has been a laboratory supervisor in the chemistry department of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, president of the Duluth branch of the NAACP and a member of the Minnesota state board of the American Civil Liberties Union. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Mr. Maupins discusses black community life in Duluth, the 1920 lynchings, local NAACP activities, notable black personalities, educational opportunities in the area and unions.

Dates

• 07/31/1975 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Maupins, William F. Jr.
• interviewer: Foster, W. J. Musa
• interviewer: Simba, Malik
• interviewer: Jones, Seitu

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 43.13

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Black History Project' <OH 43>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 30 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:56:48 running time

Subjects

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