Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Oral History Project Collection
In 1995, Dr. Horace Huntley started the Oral History Project at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to collect the stories of individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1995/2012
Subject
Alabama Black Liberation Front
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Equal Justice Initiative
Incarceration issues
Slavery
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Location
United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
Type
MovingImage
Description
In 1995, Dr. Horace Huntley started the Oral History Project at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to collect the stories of individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama., Over the years, the project has grown to include smaller oral history collections focused on more specific topics. These include, but are not limited to, experiences of foot soldiers, the life of Judge Oscar Adams, and white allies to the Movement. The collection contains over 600 interviews housed on VHS and MiniDV tapes and is still growing (on digital now!). Digitization began in 2019 and this site launched January 2020. Digitized interviews will be added to the site as they are processed, so continue to check back.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Ala.)
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