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Series III: Interviews (continued)
Lee Archer oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-03-12 (continued)
Moving Images (continued)
6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
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Ernie Banks oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-06-07
AFC 2004/007: 005
Ernie Banks was a baseball player for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago Cubs.
The interview includes Ernie Banks' memories of growing up in Wylie, Texas, playing semi-professional baseball as a teenager and joining the army. He recalls playing in the Negro Leagues with Kansas City Monarchs and the difficulties of travelling through segregated areas. He discusses his friendships with Buck O'Neil and Jackie Robinson, meeting his wife, and becoming the first African American to play for the Chicago Cubs.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655561
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Manuscripts
1 transcript (89 pages)
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5 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 005.MV.001
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Willie T. Barrow oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-07-13
AFC 2004/007: 006
Rev. Dr. Willie Barrow was a minister at the Langley Avenue Church of God in Chicago, a civil rights activist and field organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and helped organize Operation BREADBASKET, Operation PUSH and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
The interview includes Willie Barrow's memories of her childhood in rural Texas, attending the Pacific-Warner Theological Seminary in Portland, Oregon and her marriage to her husband Clyde. She recalls her career as a youth pastor in Chicago, her involvement in the labor movement, and her work as a field organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) including the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965. She also discusses her relationships with Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King, Jr., her faith, and her work with Operation PUSH and as an AIDS activist.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655452
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 Manuscripts
1 transcript (41 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/328 Graphic Images
30 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
30 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 006.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 006.MV.002
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Derrick Bell oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2005-06-22
AFC 2004/007: 007
Derrick Bell was a lawyer at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the 1960s, deputy director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and law professor at Harvard University, University of Oregon and New York University.
The interview includes Derrick Bell's memories of growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attending Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh Law School. He discusses working on several school desegregations cases with Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and his resignations from Harvard and the University of Oregon over discriminatory hiring practices. He also discusses his opinions on affirmative action and current politics.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655453
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 Manuscripts
1 transcript (65 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/329 Graphic Images
111 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (DVCAM) (192 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 007.MV.001
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AFC 2004/007: 007.MV.003
Lerone Bennett oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-04-27
AFC 2004/007: 008
Lerone Bennett was a historian, journalist and editor who worked for Jet and Ebony.
The interview includes Lerone Bennett's memories of growing up in Mississippi, working for black newspapers as a teenager, and attending Morehouse College. He recalls reporting for the Atlanta Daily World and moving to Chicago to write for Jet Magazine. He discusses his interest in African American history, editing Ebony Magazine and covering the civil rights movement.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655542
BOX-FOLDER 2/16 Manuscripts
1 transcript (68 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/330 Graphic Images
12 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 008.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 008.MV.002
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David Blackwell oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-05-22
AFC 2004/007: 009
David Blackwell was a statistician and professor of mathematics.
The interview includes David Blackwell's memories of growing up in Illinois and studying math at the University of Illinois and the Institute of Advanced Study. He recalls teaching at several black colleges, becoming chair of the mathematics department Howard University, and accepting a position at the University of California at Berkeley, where he taught for over 30 years. He discusses his teaching methods, research in statistics, the racism he faced in academia and being the first African-American elected to the Academy of Sciences.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655567
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 Manuscripts
1 transcript (62 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/331 Graphic Images
3 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 009.MV.001
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Randolph Bromery oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2004-11-17
AFC 2004/007: 010
Randolph Bromery was a geologist and university administrator.
The interview includes Randolph Bromery's memories of growing up in Cumberland, Maryland, joining the army and serving as a Tuskegee Airman. He recalls majoring in math at Howard University, living in Washington, D.C., and working at the U.S. Geological Survey. He discusses earning his Ph.D. in geology at Johns Hopkins University and his career at the University of Massachusetts, where he became chancellor and acquired the W.E.B. DuBois papers.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655532
BOX-FOLDER 2/18 Manuscripts
1 transcript (121 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/332 Graphic Images
47 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
8 videocassettes of 8 (Betacam SP) (240 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 010.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 010.MV.002
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Edward Brooke oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2001-10-31
AFC 2004/007: 011
Edward Brooke was a lawyer, Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Republican Senator from Massachusetts.
The interview includes Edward Brooke's memories of growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Howard University and joining the army during World War II. He recalls attending Boston University Law School, his early career as a lawyer and his unsuccessful run for Massachusetts Secretary of State. He discusses his work as Attorney General of Massachusetts and as U.S. Senator, his identity as an African American Republican and supporting several civil rights bills.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655479
BOX-FOLDER 2/19-20 Manuscripts
1 transcript (69 pages)
1 bound transcript (125 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 25/333 Graphic Images
4 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
1 photograph : black and white ; 5 x 7 in.
2 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. edited master
AFC 2004/007: 011.MV.001
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