- Collection:
- Anne Braden Oral History Project
- Title:
- Interview with Suzanne W. Post, June 24, 1991
- Creator:
- Post, Suzanne, 1933-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Fosl, Catherine
- Date of Original:
- 1991-06-24
- Subject:
- Women civil rights workers--Interviews
African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights workers
American Civil Liberties Union
Feminism--Kentucky--Louisville
United States--History--1961-1969
Segregation in education--Kentucky--Louisville
School integration--Kentucky--Louisville
Jewish women--Kentucky--Louisville
Peace movements--Kentucky--Louisville
United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment
United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX
Lawyers--United States
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Sexism--United States
Racism--United States
Trials (Sedition)--Kentucky
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957--Influence
Cold War--Influence
Marriage--Kentucky--Louisville
Parenthood--Kentucky--Louisville
Children--Kentucky--Louisville
Women--Political activity--Kentucky--Louisville
Threats of violence--Kentucky--Louisville
Communities--Kentucky--Louisville
Political activists--Kentucky--Louisville
Leadership--Kentucky--Louisville
Patience
Reconciliation
Work-life balance--Kentucky--Louisville
Role models--Kentucky--Louisville
Courier-journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Reporters and reporting--Kentucky--Louisville - People:
- Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Post, Suzanne, 1933- --Interviews
Sedler, Robert Allen - Location:
- United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings
transcripts - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- Interview with Suzanne W. Post, June 24, 1991 conducted by Catherine Fosl.
In this interview Suzanne Post, a Louisville, Kentucky activist and friend of Anne Braden, explains how she became an activist. She describes her career and, in particular, her work with the American Civil Liberties Union. Post talks about her priorities as an activist, which have included desegregation and women's equality. Post explains how she personally combated the prejudice surrounding Anne and Carl Braden within the Louisville community. She describes the lifestyle of an activist and compares her style of working to Anne Braden's. - Metadata URL:
- https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7cvd6p0b4z
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview : [01:04:30]
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Kentucky
- Rights:
-
