<I>Dr. H. Jack Geiger Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: March 16, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Dr. H. Jack Geiger, American, born 1926
label: Interviewed by
content: John Dittmer Ph. D., American, born 1939
label: Subject of
content: Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: Canada Lee, American, 1907 - 1952
label: Subject of
content: University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
label: Subject of
content: United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
label: Subject of
content: American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
label: Subject of
content: Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
label: Subject of
content: Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
label: Description
content: Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
place: label: Place collected
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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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: 2011.174.76.1a-j
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: 3 hr., 31 min., 47 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 339.65 GB