Turner, Diane
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Augustus Baxter (b. December 25, 1928) worked as a "gang worker" in North Philadelphia counseling at-risk youth during the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. Baxter discusses living conditions in North Philadelphia before the 1964 Columbia Avenue riots and the complex relationships between the area's residents, business-owners, landlords, and police. Mr. Baxter also shares his memories of such notable civil rights leaders as Raymond Pace Alexander, Cecil B. Moore, Georgie Woods, and Stanley Branche, as well as his reflections on race relations and the civil rights movement.Interview with Augustus Baxter by Diane Turner for the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2, 2011.
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