Carolyn McKinstry (1998)

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Collection:
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Oral History Project Collection
Title:
Carolyn McKinstry (1998)
Date of Original:
1998-04-23
Subject:
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
Fisk University
People:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Location:
United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium:
oral histories (literary works)
Type:
MovingImage
Format:
video/mp4
Description:
Carolyn McKinstry discusses getting involved in the Movement as early as eighth grade by doing clerical work at 16th Street Baptist Church where she saw Dr. King and Ralph Abernathy speak. She was the secretary there through the church bombing. McKinstry participated in various demonstrations before attending Fisk University.
Metadata URL:
http://bcriohp.org/items/show/55
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Ala.)
Rights:
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted