<I>Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 20, 2016
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Recorded by
content: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
label: Interview of
content: Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946
label: Interviewed by
content: Elaine Nichols, American
label: Subject of
content: United States Naval Academy, American, founded 1845
label: Subject of
content: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
label: Subject of
content: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of 2016.129.1.1a and 2016.129.1.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
label: Description
content: Major General Charles F. Bolden was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Bolden donated some of his personal belongings, including uniforms, supplies, and photographs, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
label: Description
content: In this oral history interview, General Charles Bolden describes his childhood in Columbia, SC, where he grew up in an environment that was educationally and culturally stimulating, despite the strict legal segregation that existed. He discusses his early interest in science and how he became determined to attend the Naval Academy while still a teen. He describes how he overcame many obstacles that were the result of racial discrimination to achieve his dreams and eventually become a Major General, astronaut, and the Administrator of NASA (appointed by President Barack Obama).
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Science
label: Topic
content: Segregation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.129.1.1a-.2a
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
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.1.1a): 67.12 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.1.2a): 65.83 min.
label: Dimensions
content: 101.27 GB