Oral History Interview with the Rev. Canon Joseph N. Green
Title
Oral History Interview with the Rev. Canon Joseph N. Green
interviewee
Joseph N. Green
interviewer
Woody Register
Description
Father Green entered the graduate summer program of the School of Theology of the University of the South to pursue a Masters of Sacred Theology in 1959 along with his cousin William O’Neal. They each received the degree in 1965, becoming the first African Americans to receive a degree of any kind from the University of the South.
Father Green also had a long and distinguished career in the Episcopal Church, most of his years serving Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia. He also was a civil rights leader in tidewater Virginia and served in elected public office in Norfolk.
Father Green also had a long and distinguished career in the Episcopal Church, most of his years serving Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia. He also was a civil rights leader in tidewater Virginia and served in elected public office in Norfolk.
Date of Interview
September 10-11, 2018
Subject
Desegregation of School of Theology of the University of the South
Type
Oral History