<I>Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 1, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Robert J. Brown, American, born 1935
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
label: Subject of
content: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
label: Description
content: Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0106
place: label: Place collected
content: High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New York, 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: Africa
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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
label: Movement
content: Anti-apartheid movements
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: 2011.174.106.1a-k
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., 10 min., 28 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 217.81 MB