<I>The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 13, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Honorable D'Army Bailey, American, 1941 - 2015
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Edward Hull "Boss" Crump, American, 1874 - 1954
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
label: Subject of
content: Clark University, American, founded 1887
label: Subject of
content: Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
label: Subject of
content: Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
label: Subject of
content: Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
label: Description
content: The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098
place: label: Place collected
content: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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: 2011.174.98.1a-n
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: 3 hr., 11 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 312.42 GB