<I>Ben Caldwell Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 11, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Ben R. Caldwell, American
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: L.A. Rebellion, American, 1967 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.77.1a, 2011.174.77.1b, 2011.174.77.1c, 2011.174.77.1d, 2011.174.77.1e, and 2011.174.77.1f.
label: Description
content: Ben Caldwell shares his family's history in the Southwest and his childhood experience in New Mexico. Caldwell describes his military service during the Vietnam War and how his experiences made him reflect on racial prejudices in the United States. He began studying art, and he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he has been part of a black arts movement since the 1970s. He discusses the L.A. Rebellion, a collective of black filmmakers from UCLA, as well as various art projects in which he has been involved and documentary films he has produced.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0077
place: label: Place collected
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.77.1a-f
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 2 hr., 7 min., 24 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 213.25 GB