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U.S. Navy Commander Robert L. Ghormley, Jr., discusses the life and career of his father, Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley (1883-1958), as well as his own childhood, family life, education at the U.S. Naval Academy, and career in the U.S. Navy. Vice Admiral Ghormley was a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1906 and his son was a member of the Class of 1948.

In this oral history interview, Charles E. Davis discusses his time as a student at East Carolina, particularly his involvement in civil rights activism on campus, as well as his civil rights activism in the larger eastern North Carolina community.

Interview (1942-1998) with African-American teacher who graduated from St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC, who taught for thirty-one years in the Wilson County, NC schools and currently teaches at James Baxter Hunt High School. Class assignment for Professor Lu Ann Jones' Fall 1998 History 5960 Class, submitted 10/27/1998. 1 cassette. 1.0 hr. Interviewer: Damika L. Hall. Interview date: 10/16/1998. Typed interview log and transcript by interviewer available. 10 p. Rec'd. 10/28/2003

Oral history interview with Simeon O. Holloway who discusses his recollections from the time period 1942-1945 while serving in the United States Navy B-1 Band.

Oral interview (1987) conducted by Radm Frank J. Allston with VADM Kenneth R. Wheeler.