Help Desk Number: David Roberts Oral History Collection 0.5
linear feet The David Roberts Oral History Collection was
created by Roberts, an Atlanta University student, in the summer
of 1973. The interviews were conducted for a history seminar
taught by Dr. Clarence Bacote (HIS 406: Introductory Graduate
Course in United States History). Roberts interviewed members of
Atlanta's African American community who were born in the late
19th century. Most of the subjects were Georgia natives and a
few were graduates of Atlanta University Center schools. He
asked them to discuss their memories of various prominent
African Americans and events, as well as living conditions for
African Americans in the first half of the 20th century. He
generally asked them the same questions and let them elaborate
at will. He was especially interested in segregation and race
relations, and asked about the way African Americans were
treated in the justice system, hospitals, and in the workplace.
He also asked about their memories of At