Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Kathleen Cleaver Ph. D., American, born 1945  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s  Search this

Eldridge Cleaver, American, 1935 - 1998  Search this

Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 2 hr., 3 min., 9 sec.

Total: 206.78 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

India, Asia

Philippines, Asia

Date:

September 16, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.51.1a, 2011.174.51.1b, 2011.174.51.1c, 2011.174.51.1d, 2011.174.51.1e, 2011.174.51.1f, 2011.174.51.1g, 2011.174.51.1h, 2011.174.51.1i, and 2011.174.51.1j.

Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India, and the Philippines while her father worked for the Foreign Service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a secretary, and witnessing the dissolution of that organization. She discusses meeting her former husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp005

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1945-1953  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  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:

2011.174.51.1a-j

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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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Civil Rights History Project

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power (Black Pride)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acf315db-be3e-4cbe-aa25-a99d901b7178

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.51.1a-j