This oral history collection consists of ten videotaped interviews conducted by Sheila Flanagan and John Beebee in 1996, recording the reflections of relatives, friends, and colleagues about Mobile activist John LeFlore. The interviews were excerpted to produce an hour-long Alabama Public Television documentary released under the title, “A Quiet Revolution: The Story of John L. LeFlore,” and the project was funded through an Alabama Humanities Foundation grant. Full video files of the interviews are available through the McCall Library upon request.
The files below are the interviews as they are catalogued in this collection at the McCall Library. Please note that what is listed as the "date of publication" in the description of each interview indicates the date that the interview was recorded.
Oral Histories
JLFT 001 Joseph Langan 9-25-1996, Joseph Langan, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 002 Ossie B Purifoy 9-27-1996, Ossie B. Purifoy, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 003 Walter Beck LeFlore 10-9-1996, Walter Beck LeFlore, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 004 Janet LeFlore 10-10-1996, Janet LeFlore, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 005 Fredrick Richardson 10-16-1996, Fredrick Richardson, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 006 John C. Randolph 10-17-1996, John C. Randolph, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 007 James T Strickland 11-18-1996, James T. Strickland, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 008 Henry C Williams 10-24-1996, Henry C. Williams, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 009 Geraldine Clark 10-31-1996, Geraldine Clark, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan
JLFT 010 Lancie Thomas 11-8-1996, Lancie Thomas, John Beebee, and Sheila Flanagan