Interview with Wilbert Pope, August 28, 2023

Wilbert Pope was born in 1957 and spent his youth in Augusta and Lincolnton, Georgia. He attended Lucy C. Laney High School, where he was a part of the band, and afterwards attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a degree in Biological Science. He then took on a job at UPS and focused on providing for his family. Pope is a long-time member of Campus View Church of Christ, and was married there in 1983. In this interview, Pope offers a look into integration and its effects in Lincolnton and Augusta, and the social climate and Black experience at the University of Georgia, as well as in Athens as a whole.

2023-8-28

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65 minutes