Stout, Linda (1954)

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains annotated typescripts of Stout's book, Bridging the Class Divide (1996); videotapes of Stout speaking in various venues in the late 1980s and 1990s; articles and clippings about Stout and her involvement with the Piedmont Peace Project; typescript of an oral history taken at the Bunting Institute (1993); and partial records of the Piedmont Peace Project.

Scope and Contents In this oral history Stout describes in detail her family background and the rural, low-income communities of the Piedmont region in North Carolina. The interview focuses on her work in civil rights and peace movements in the South, her anti-Klan organizing and the dangers of activism in the South, and the politics of class. She describes the impulse behind the Piedmont Peace Project and the ground-breaking ways in which the organization operates. Stout describes the role of her organization...

Abstract

The collection contains the professional papers of Linda Stout, a peace activist in the latter part of the 20th century, including speeches, writings, and the records of the Piedmont Peace Project.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains annotated typescripts of Stout's book, Bridging the Class Divide (1996); videotapes of Stout speaking in various venues in the late 1980s and 1990s; articles and clippings about Stout and her involvement with the Piedmont Peace Project; typescript of an oral history taken at the Bunting Institute (1993); and partial records of the Piedmont Peace Project.

Abstract

Oral History Project documenting the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States. Narrators include labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders. Interviews cover childhood, personal life, and political work. Most oral histories consist of audiovisual recordings and transcripts, plus some background information.