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Title
Interview of Bebe Lila Spooner Melville
Description
This interview between Bebe Lila Spooner Melville and Hannah Fields explores Melville's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Guyana. As a teacher and government employee, Lila witnessed the racial and political conflict that enveloped her country and eventually forced her to leave as part of a mass exodus in the early 1980s.
This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project for the University of Maryland, College Park course HIST 428M (Spring 2019). This course was led by Professor Anne Rush of the Department of History, College of Arts and Humanities, and was sponsored by the Center for Global Migration Studies.
This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project for the University of Maryland, College Park course HIST 428M (Spring 2019). This course was led by Professor Anne Rush of the Department of History, College of Arts and Humanities, and was sponsored by the Center for Global Migration Studies.
Creator
Hannah Fields
Publisher
Center for Global Migration Studies
Date
March 8, 2019
Rights
The full rights of this oral history interview were given by the interviewee to the University of Maryland, College Park. This interview may be quoted from, published, or broadcast in any medium that the University of Maryland, College Park shall deem appropriate.
Format
MP3, PDF, JPG
Type
Oral History
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
MP3, PDF, JPG
Interviewer
Hannah Fields
Interviewee
Bebe Lila Spooner Melville
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA