Oral History: Stanley Skipworth

Subject

Oral History; Sports and Recreation; golf; segregation; discrimination

Creator

Stanley Skipworth

Date

Contributor

Brian Murphy

Rights

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Format

MP3; RTF

Language

English

Type

Sound Recording-Nonmusical

Identifier

FLPL_RCD_04.mp3
FLPL RCD 4.rtf

Original Format

Audio

Duration

10:07

Interviewer

Brian Murphy

Interviewee

Stanley Skipworth

Location

Florence-Lauderdale Public Library

Time Summary

00:025 to 02:10--History of Muscle Shoals Golf Association
02:11 to 03:56--introduction to golf as a caddy; importance of golf in West Florence
03:57 to 05:00--Makeshift golf course in West Florence
05:01 to 10:07--segregation and integration of golf courses; lawsuit to integrate golf course in Tuscumbia; MSGA today

Files

FLPL_RCD_04.mp3
FLPL 4 transcript.rtf

Collection

Citation

Stanley Skipworth, “Oral History: Stanley Skipworth,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/43.