Interview with T. R. Solomon, April 15, 1989
Project: APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Thomas Ralph (T. R.) Solomon was an African American political scientist and a professor emeritus of political science at Prairie View A & M University. In this interview, Solomon talks about his attempt to research African American participation in Texas elections, and the opposition he encountered from his proposal. How the Civil Rights Movement changed faculty research studies is also discussed.Interview Accession
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Black Politics Carter Wesley Civil rights D.B. Taylor elections Gordon Wordly Prairie View A&MInterview LC Subject
African American political scientists--Interviews African Americans. American Political Science Association Civil rights movements--United States Elections Political science Prairie View A & M University Solomon, Thomas R., 1904-1991 Solomon, Thomas R., 1904-1991--Interviews VotingInterview Rights
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Solomon, T. R. Interview by Jewel L. Prestage. 15 Apr. 1989. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Solomon, T.R. (1989, April 15). Interview by J. L. Prestage. APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Solomon, T. R., interview by Jewel L. Prestage. April 15, 1989, APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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