# Scott Bates oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Sewanee, Tennessee, 2013 June 20

Professor Scott Bates describes his career as an educator and civil rights supporter in Sewanee, Tennessee. He discusses his memories of race relations on U.S. Army bases during World War II, and he describes how he moved from the Midwest to Sewanee, Tennessee to become a college instructor of French. Once in Sewanee, Bates soon learned about the Highlander Folk School, where he attended civil rights meetings, spent time with Myles Horton, and served on the board.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 1 h 29 min
- By: Cline, David P.
- Genres: War, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669190/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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