David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969 Search this
Subject of:
B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960 Search this
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994 Search this
Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 10 min., 28 sec.
Total: 217.81 MB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
New York, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Date:
October 1, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
