Interview with Marjorie Yater, George Yater, December 11, 1997
Project: Anne Braden Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview George and Marjorie Yater, who were friends of Anne and Carl Braden at the time of their 1954 trial for sedition, give their impressions of the Bradens and their political activities. They describe the social and political climate of Louisville during the 1950s, including discussions of racial relations and McCarthyism. George Yater was working as a journalist at the time and explains how McCarthyism affected members of the media in the Louisville area. In addition, the Yaters describe the court proceedings and the trial's impact on the community.Interview Accession
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George Yater
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Civil rightsInterview LC Subject
African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Anti-communist movements--United States Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 Civil rights workers Civil rights--Kentucky Communism--United States Courier-journal (Louisville, Ky.) Journalism Nineteen fifties Racism Sedition--United States Segregation The Louisville Times (Louisville, Ky.) Yater, George H.--Interviews Yater, Marjorie--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Yater, Marjorie Interview by Catherine Fosl. 11 Dec. 1997. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Yater, M. (1997, December 11). Interview by C. Fosl. Anne Braden Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Yater, Marjorie, interview by Catherine Fosl. December 11, 1997, Anne Braden Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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