Dr. Robert Smith interviewed by Carl S. Slade, Audio/Transcript.
- Title
- Dr. Robert Smith interviewed by Carl S. Slade, Audio/Transcript.
- Date
- 1990-04-25
- Creator
- Robert Smith
- Contributor
- Carl S. Slade
- Description
- Dr. Robert Smith was founder of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, a Civil Rights Movement organization that fought for better treatment of African Americans in the 1960s. Dr. Smith continued this work as the Head Start medical director in the early days of the program. He talks about his responsibilities and experiences in that position.
- Primary Subject
- 1900-1999 See all items with this value
- Health See all items with this value
- Education See all items with this value
- Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value
- Location
- Jackson
- Hinds County
- Mississippi
- United States
- Type
- Audio
- Medium
- Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
- Measurements
- 39 min
- Format
- MP3
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud14
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0417
- Rights
- All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
- Contributing Institution
- Jackson State University
- Source
- Head Start Oral History Collection
- Item sets
- JSU Head Start Audio
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