Overview
| Title: | From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter: Oral Histories from Lived Experience in Baltimore Collection |
| Call Number: | Coll317 |
| Creator: | Kusmaul, Nancy |
| Dates: | 2020-2021 |
| Size: | 5 interviews and transcripts |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter: Oral Histories of the Lived Experience in Baltimore is a 2021 Interdisciplinary CoLab Project lef by Dr. Nancy Kusmaul, a UMBC professor in the Department of Social Work. The collection consists of a series of oral history interviews with Baltimore community leaders and social justice organizers detailing their contributions to, experiences with, and thoughts on the 1960s Civil Rights movement to the present day Black Lives Matter movement. |
| Citation: | Oral Histories of Live Experience in Baltimore collection, University Archives, Collection 317, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Scope & Content
Arrangement
Oral Histories are organized under three themes: Capturing History: The Importance of Archival and Oral History Work, which features an interview with Louis S. Diggs. Reporting a Movement: Present-Day Media Coverage and Perspectives on Social Injustices, which features and interview with Marc Steiner. Making a Change: Direct- Action Organizing and Advocacy for Radical Transformation, which features interviews with Rob Ferrel, Tre Murphy, and Michaela Brown.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Accession UARC2021-04.
Processing Note
Collection was originated from UMBC’s collaboration with Dr. Nancy Kusmaul and the CoLab. Interviews were conducted by students, Deysi Chitic-Amaya, Kayla Brooks, and Lorra Toler through Webex video conferencing software and transferred to Special Collections, along with interview transcripts.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Digital Collection is available: https://cdm16629.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bmoreoralhist
Access Conditions
This collection is open for research. There are no restriced materials.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Permission is required for all reproduction requests. Copyright is maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
Creators
Kusmaul, Nancy
Chitic- Amaya, Deysi
Brooks, Kayla
Toler, Lorra
Diggs, Louis S.
Steiner, Marc
Brown, Michaela
Ferrel, Robert
Murphy, Tre
Subjects
Anti-racism– Study and teaching– United States
Baltimore (Md.)
Black lives matter movement
Civil rights movement
Community organization
Educational change
LGBTQ issues
Police Brutality
Segregation– United States.