Oral History
Fred Battle - On May Day (clip)
Interviewed by John Kenyon "Yonni" Chapman on April 1, 1991
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Oral history interview of Battle, Fred conducted by Chapman, John Kenyon "Yonni" on April 1, 1991 at Chapel Hill, NC.
Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Fred Battle - On May Day (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 22, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/fred-battle-on-may-day-clip.
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