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Title
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Ronald R. Caldwell oral history interview, 2005 May 31
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Interviewee
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Caldwell, Ronald R. (Ronald Renord)
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Interviewer
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Stickell, Lois
Sanders, Bridgette
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2005-05-31
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (39:01) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (20 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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Audio
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Ronald Caldwell was a 55-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his office in Asheville, North Carolina. He was born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina in 1950. He was educated at UNC Charlotte and Wake Forest School of Medicine, and was employed as a physician.
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Abstract
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Ronald Caldwell discusses his involvement in the black student movement on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He discusses Stokely Carmichael's campus speech; the February 26, 1969 protest and presenting the school administration with the 'Ten Demands'; and the black students' focus on increasing African American enrollment to the university. Dr. Caldwell explains that Vice Chancellor Bonnie Cone was the reason why tensions did not explode as it did on other campus. He describes how Dr. Cone -- who had been very supportive of the black students over the years and who was well-liked and respected by the students -- ignored the state governor's policy of bringing in state police to control the situation and instead took their demands seriously and wanted to help. Ultimately the administration was willing to work with the students on many of their demands. Other topics discussed includes changing race relations on campus; the students' relationship with off-campus activists; and the fact that the students had to be very careful with their actions, because they were being watched by local and state law enforcement who were ready to overreact to the slightest provocation.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Subjects--Names
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Caldwell, Ronald R. (Ronald Renord)
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Chavis, Ben, 1948-
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Subjects--Organizations
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Black Student Union (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Black Panther Party
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Subjects--Topics
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Physicians
African American college students
African American student movements
African Americans--Study and teaching
College integration
Race relations
Student unions
Student movements
School integration
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1960-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Civil rights activism on campus
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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UA-CA0005
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1461