Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle Series, Stayed on Freedom: An Interview with James Forman by Clayborne Carson
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 2002 January 19
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content: Box 26, Folder 2
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: As part of the commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Program of African American Culture presents "Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle". This annual public program series is dedicated to the presentation of Civil Rights Movement history and culture. Each year the program calls on activists of the Movement who engaged in civil disobedience and nonviolent confrontation to share their experiences with an audience, answer questions and promote discussion. The series also includes musical performances and exhibition tours. This year's program "Stayed on Freedom" featured an interview with James Forman, the Civil Rights Movement activist, political organizer, author, and educator, by Clayborne Carson, the scholar, author, and educator. The interview was followed by audience comments, questions, and discussion, and then songs of struggle and freedom were sung by the Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble. The program concluded with a docent-led tour of the exhibition Field to Factory and other objects related to social change in America.

The program took place in the Carmichael Auditorium at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. It was sponsored by the Program in African American Culture.


Participants included:

James Forman, Ph.D., Civil Rights Movement activist, political organizer, author, and educator

Clayborne Carson, Ph.D., scholar, author, and educator

Performers included:

Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble

Program in African American Culture Youth Choir


Program number AC408.116.