Interview of former Lansing Mayor David Hollister
Former Lansing Mayor David Hollister discusses his career and life in the Lansing area. Hollister talks about being fired from a teaching job in Durand for being outspoken on civil rights, seeing the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King at MSU in 1965 and being so moved that he volunteered to go to Mississippi to teach, teaching at Lansing Eastern High School, working on the Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign in 1968 and starting his career in politics as an Ingham County Commissioner. Hollister also talks about his efforts to revitalize Lansing and the overall strategy to make Lansing a "cool city." Hollister is interviewed by Jose Moreno.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2009-03-10
- Interviewees
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Hollister, David (David C.), 1942-
- Interviewers
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Moreno, Jose G.
- Subjects
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Hollister, David (David C.), 1942-
Ex-public officers
Political participation
Teaching
Urban renewal
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:26:04
- Venue Note
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Recorded 2009 March 10
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 37311
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b12553092
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