<I>Pete Seeger Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 22, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Highlander Folk School, American
label: Subject of
content: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Rutherford B. Hayes, American, 1822 - 1893
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.
label: Description
content: Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039
place: label: Place collected
content: Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Politics
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: Selma to Montgomery Marches
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: 2011.174.39.1a-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: 57 min., 22 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 96.54 GB