Leon Netterville [Part 1 of 2]
Oral Histories
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives
Date Issued: 1993-01-05
Duration: 00:58:01
Subjects: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) | Smith, Denver Allen, 1952-1972 | INTEGRATION | Oral history | Southern University and A & M College | Clark, Dr. Joseph Samuel, 1871-1944 | Bussie, Victor V., 1919-2011 | Clark, Felton Grandison, 1903-1970 | Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 | Netterville, G. Leon, 1906-2000 | Brown, Leonard Douglas Jr., 1952-1972 | Smith-Brown shooting | Southern University student demonstrations, 1972
Contributors:
- Netterville, Leon Interviewee
Description
Oral history with educator and former President of Southern University (1969-1974) Dr. G. Leon Netterville (16 July 1906-12 February 2000). Conducted on January 5, 1993. In this interview, Dr. Netterville discusses his time working at Southern University and the problems he faced with civil and racial unrest on the campus. He also touches on the Smith-Brown Shooting that resulted from campus protests in November 1972. Part 1 of 2.