Luther Stuckey interview

Description

Luther Harold Stuckey (1894-1992) was a teacher, civil rights activist, and a leader in the desegregation of public facilities in Charles County, Maryland. He served as the the President of the Charles County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for 24 years. In this oral history interview, Stuckey shares his experiences as a civil rights activist during the Jim Crow era in Southern Maryland. He discusses his advocacy work to remove the “white only” signs from public spaces as well as to ensure equal pay and fair hiring practices for Black workers. He describes the opposition he faced from both the Black and white communities in his battle for equal rights. Stuckey also talks about his relationship with freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and provides his view on what he saw as militancy in civil rights activities.