<I>Peter Edelman Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: February 28, 2018
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Interview of
content: Peter Edelman, American, Harvard University, born 1938
label: Interviewed by
content: Marc B. Steiner, American, born 1946
label: Recorded by
content: Kim Moir, American
label: Subject of
content: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Marian Wright Edelman, American, born 1939
label: Subject of
content: Cesar E. Chavez, American, 1927 - 1993
notes: label: Description
content: An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.8.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
label: Description
content: In this interview, Peter Edelman, a law professor and lifelong anti-poverty advocate, discusses his experience working with Senator Robert Kennedy (RFK) in the 1960s and reflects on how that experience affected his life’s work.
label: Description
content: Edelman begins the interview by talking about his upbringing and the influence of his parents, but he soon turns to a discussion of how he came to be working for RFK in 1965. Edelman then discusses his experiences with RFK from 1965-1968, particularly their work on issues of race and poverty in America. Edelman also reflects on the evolution of RFK’s political thinking in the years before his assassination and discusses how he was changed by his experiences during those years. He then speaks about the continued issue of poverty in the United States and the efficacy of public policy (such as Social Security, the Earned Income Tax Credit, Foodstamps, Housing Vouchers, etc.) in the fight against poverty. Edelman concludes the interview by offering his advice to the younger generations in the fight for economic justice.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Humanitarianism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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: Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: African American - Latinx Solidarity
label: Movement
content: Poor People's Campaign
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: 2018.78.8.1
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 and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 01:17:29
label: Dimensions
content: 13.21 GB