Dobson, Vernon, 1923-2013
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1923-10-29 - 2013-01-26
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Reverend Vernon Dobson, 1976 June 26
File
Identifier: OH 8131
Abstract
Vernon Nathaniel Dobson (1923-2013) was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist in Baltimore, Maryland. In this oral history interview, Dobson discusses the early years of the civil rights movement in Baltimore as well as the work and leadership roles of Dr. Harvey Johnson and freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson; Theodore R. McKeldin's place among Maryland politicians; the Black United Front; Parren Mitchell; the Ministerial Alliance; and the role of the Union Baptist Church in...
Dates:
1976 June 26