Interview with Darrell McGraw, May 21, 1987

Project: Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

In this interview, Darrell McGraw discusses the effects of the War on Poverty in West Virginia. He talks about the Citizens' Task Force on Surface Mining and the role of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) in community action. He talks about the lack of participation in politics by many local people. He discusses the relationship between poverty programs and the local government. He talks about the impact of the War on Poverty in the region and whether there is a possibility for more reform in the near future.

Interview Accession

1992oh355_app365

Interviewee Name

Darrell McGraw

Interviewer Name

Gibbs Kinderman

Interview Date

1987-05-21

Interview Keyword

anti-poverty organizations

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McGraw, Darrell Interview by Gibbs Kinderman. 21 May. 1987. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

McGraw, D. (1987, May 21). Interview by G. Kinderman. Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

McGraw, Darrell, interview by Gibbs Kinderman. May 21, 1987, Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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