<I>The Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 17, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, American, born 1926
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: United States Army Air Corps, American, 1926 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
label: Subject of
content: Liberty Bank, American, 1968 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC), American, founded 1963
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.85.1a, 2011.174.85.1b, 2011.174.85.1c, 2011.174.85.1d, 2011.174.85.1e, 2011.174.85.1f, and 2011.174.85.1g.
label: Description
content: The Reverend Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attending Morehouse College, where he got to know fellow freshman Martin Luther King, Jr. After service in the Army Flight Corps during World War II and finishing his college education, McKinney became a minister at a church in Seattle, Washington, where he contributed to the creation of the Liberty Bank. He discusses his role in founding the Central Area Civil Rights Committee in Seattle.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0085
place: label: Place collected
content: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: World War II
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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: 2011.174.85.1a-g
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: 1 hr., 48 min., 53 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 172.95 GB