Interviewer
John F. Cissell
Files
Download Interview (206 KB)
Streaming Media
Abstract
In his March 7, 1981 interview with John Cissell, Sam Ervin recounts his work as a U.S. Senator for North Carolina. Ervin explains his defense of Jim Crow Laws and his involvement in an investigative committee that unveiled the Watergate Scandal. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Publication Date
3-7-1981
Unique Identifier
OH 123
Format
1 Cassette, MP3; WAV:
Length
38 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is open for use
Series
Civil Rights Movement, Politics
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Senator, North Carolina, Watergate, Civil Rights, Reagan Administration, Busing
Recommended Citation
Ervin, Sam J. Jr., "Interview with Sam J. Ervin - OH 123" (1981). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 123.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/75
LC Subject Headings
African American legislators -- United States, Busing for school integration -- Law and legislation, Watergate Affair, 1972-1974, Civil rights
