William Lamar Strickland, Ph. D. Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History
William Lamar Strickland, Ph. D. Oral History Interview: Date: September 23, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: William Lamar Strickland Ph. D., American, born 1937.
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The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.58.1a and 2011.174.58.1b.
William Strickland, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Boston Latin High School and Harvard University, and serving as a Marine. He remembers his friendship with Malcolm X, joining the Northern Student Movement, and his work with Vincent Harding and the Institute of the Black World. He also discusses the current research on Malcolm X and his opinions on politics.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: September 23, 2011
- Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of: William Lamar Strickland Ph. D., American, born 1937
- Interviewed by: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
- Subject of: Boston Latin School, American, founded 1635
- Subject of: Harvard University, American, founded 1636
- Subject of: United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775
- Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
- Subject of: Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Type: video recordings
- Type: oral histories
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: Duration: 2 hr., 9 min., 32 sec.
- Dimensions: Total: 220.19 GB
- Place collected: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Associations and institutions
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Military
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: Social reform
- Object number: 2011.174.55.1ab
- 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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