In this transcript of a July 5, 1979, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with William Thomas Jr., Thomas provides details of the formation of the Greensboro chapter of CORE and the primary figures involved. He primarily discusses the group's strategies, planning, administration, and activities, and the outcomes these events had on the participants and the city. He also discusses attitudes and activities of local political and business leaders, and explains how this affected negotiations and race relations.