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Braxton Foushee - On his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement (clip)

Interviewed by Sarah Baker on April 11, 2012

Braxton Foushee - On his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement (clip)

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Oral history interview of Foushee, Braxton conducted by Baker, Sarah on April 11, 2012 at Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Braxton Foushee - On his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed April 19, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/braxton-foushee-on-his-involvement-in-the-civil-rights-movement-clip.

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