Interview of former Lansing Mayor David Hollister

Description:: 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.
Date Issued:: 2009-03-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing
Subject Topic:: Career in teaching, Political activity, Ex-public officers, and Urban renewal
Subject Name:: Hollister, David (David C.), 1942-, Hollister, David (David C.), 1942-, Hollister, David (David C.), and 1942-
Subject Genre:: Interviews and Interviews
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5tq5rf4c