<I>Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 19, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Candie Carawan, American, born 1939
label: Interview of
content: Guy Hughes Carawan, American, 1927 - 2015
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: Fisk University, American, founded 1866
label: Subject of
content: Highlander Folk School, American
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.
label: Description
content: Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052
place: label: Place collected
content: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2011.174.52.1a-e
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: 54 min., 11 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 90.06 GB