Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this

Highlander Folk School, American  Search this

President Barack Obama, American, born 1961  Search this

Rutherford B. Hayes, American, 1822 - 1893  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 57 min., 22 sec.

Total: 96.54 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

July 22, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.

Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Musicians  Search this

Politics  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number:

2011.174.39.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Collection title:

Civil Rights History Project

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Selma to Montgomery Marches

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cf84e12-9b3b-4804-a3d5-1c2ea7676175

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.39.1a-d