Dr. Raymond Lockett & Dorothy Davis Interview (1980)
Of Equal Value
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-02-6
Duration: 00:09:53
Subjects: Southern University and A & M College | Haley, Alex | History | Genealogy | African Americans
Contributors:
- Wilmore, Hedi Host
- Lockett, Raymond J. Interviewee
- Davis, Dorothy E. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 2, 1980, episode of the series “Of Equal Value” features Hedi Wilmore’s interview with Dr. Raymond J. Lockett and Dorothy E. Davis of Southern University in Baton Rouge. Dr. Lockett is a professor of history and Davis is a black heritage librarian and archivist. They discuss the impact of Alex Haley’s “Roots” on the growing interest in African history and African American genealogy.