The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

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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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 13, 2013
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Honorable D'Army Bailey, American, 1941 - 2015
• Interviewed by: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
• Subject of: Edward Hull "Boss" Crump, American, 1874 - 1954
• Subject of: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
• Subject of: Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
• Subject of: Clark University, American, founded 1887
• Subject of: Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 3 hr., 11 min.
• Dimensions: Total: 312.42 GB
• Place collected: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Law
• Object number: 2011.174.98.1a-n
• 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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