Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009 Search this
Interview of:
Honorable D'Army Bailey, American, 1941 - 2015 Search this
Interviewed by:
David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969 Search this
Subject of:
Edward Hull "Boss" Crump, American, 1874 - 1954 Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909 Search this
Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880 Search this
Clark University, American, founded 1887 Search this
Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961 Search this
Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872 Search this
Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987 Search this
National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 3 hr., 11 min.
Total: 312.42 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 13, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
