Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Candie Carawan, American, born 1939  Search this

Guy Hughes Carawan, American, 1927 - 2015  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Fisk University, American, founded 1866  Search this

Highlander Folk School, American  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 54 min., 11 sec.

Total: 90.06 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 19, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.

Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

Folk (Music)  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  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:

2011.174.52.1a-e

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:

Time-based Media - Moving Images

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3b66207-47aa-4d0e-9b53-7910f3896bc6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.52.1a-e