<I>John Carlos, Ph. D. Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 18, 2013
name: label: Subject of
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: John Wesley Carlos Ph. D., American, born 1945
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Marcus Garvey, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: East Texas State University, American, founded 1889
label: Subject of
content: Tommie Smith, American, born 1944
label: Created by
content: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.103.1a, 2011.174.103.1b, 2011.174.103.1c, 2011.174.103.1d, 2011.174.103.1e, 2011.174.103.1f, 2011.174.103.1g, 2011.174.103.1h, 2011.174.103.1i.
label: Description
content: John Carlos, Ph. D. discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommie Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0103
place: label: Place collected
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
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: 2011.174.103.1a-i
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., 6 min., 42 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 211.01 GB