<I>Charles Siler Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: May 10, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Charles Siler, American
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.86.1a, 2011.174.86.1b, 2011.174.86.1c, and 2011.174.86.1d.
label: Description
content: Charles Siler remembers his early life in Louisiana, including a penchant for drawing that began before the age of two, quitting the Boy Scouts when his troop made black Scouts walk behind the horses in a local parade, and picketing Louisiana's segregated State Library as a senior in high school. He was eventually expelled from Southern University because of his activism. He joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1967, he was drafted and served in the military in the Vietnam War. He continued his civil rights advocacy as he took a variety of positions at cultural institutions and began a career as a cartoonist. The interview closes with Siler's reflections on identity and the process of learning from those who are ideologically different.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0086
place: label: Place collected
content: Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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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: 2011.174.86.1a-d
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., 42 min., 4 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 168.97 GB