Steven McNichols Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.58.1a, 2011.174.58.1b, 2011.174.58.1c, 2011.174.58.1d, 2011.174.58.1e, 2011.174.58.1f, 2011.174.58.1g, 2011.174.58.1h, 2011.174.58.1i, 2011.174.58.1j, and 2011.174.58.1k.

Steven McNichols discussed his childhood in New York City, his mother's illnesses and attending the University of California, Los Angeles in 1958. He became involved in politics through the National Student Federation and National Student Association, and participated in the Freedom Rides, riding a train from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas. He also discusses his work with the Delta Ministry, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1964 Democratic Party convention.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 1, 2013
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Steven McNichols, American, 1939 - 2013
• Interviewed by: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
• Subject of: University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
• Subject of: United States Student Association, American, founded 1947
• Subject of: National Student Federation of America, American, founded 1925
• Subject of: Delta Ministry, American, founded 1964
• Subject of: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 2 hr., 17 min., 14 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 225.02 GB
• Place collected: Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2011.174.58.1a-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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