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Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Dr. H. Jack Geiger, American, born 1926  Search this
Interviewed by:
John Dittmer Ph. D., American, born 1939  Search this
Subject of:
Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964  Search this
Canada Lee, American, 1907 - 1952  Search this
University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848  Search this
United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775  Search this
Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942  Search this
American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008  Search this
Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826  Search this
Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 3 hr., 31 min., 47 sec.
Total: 339.65 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Date:
March 16, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Military  Search this
Social reform  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:
2011.174.76.1a-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
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b34ad5e-3df9-4b0b-8e89-aeb592dcfad7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.76.1a-j