Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History
Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview: Date: October 1, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Robert J. Brown, American, born 1935.
The object in the museum catalogue
The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: October 1, 2013
- Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of: Robert J. Brown, American, born 1935
- Interviewed by: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of: B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
- Subject of: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Type: video recordings
- Type: oral histories
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: Duration: 2 hr., 10 min., 28 sec.
- Dimensions: Total: 217.81 MB
- Place collected: High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: American South
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Race relations
- Object number: 2011.174.106.1a-k
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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