Oral history interview with Robert Lee Mangum, November 18, 2003

Reverend Robert Lee Mangum offers his relatively measured, diplomatically delivered take on events in Robeson County, NC, in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. But while Mangum sometimes seems to choose his words carefully, he clearly feels passionately about the causes he participated in over decades of activism motivated by his Christian faith: opposing double voting, registering voters, and working against poverty. He registers a number of successes in this interview, but remains committed to continuing his fight against the effects of racism as well as other social problems, like drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and poverty.