Cusick, Pat

Authoritative Name:

Cusick, Pat

Biography:

Pat Cusick (1931-2004) is a social activist, who credits his educational and military experiences for altering his views on race. While a student at the University of North Carolina, he participated in civil rights demonstrations as part of the anti-war Student Peace Union. After moving to Boston, Massachusetts, he engaged in social and economic justice endeavors. After Massachusetts enacted a policy in 1988 against gay adoption, Cusick publicly came out as a gay man.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Cusick, Pat

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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Oral history interview with Pat Cusick, June 19, 1989

Creator:

Cusick, Pat

Date of Original:

1989-06-19

Collection:

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)