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- Harris Frank Beeman discusses his involvement in social justice for South Africa, a cause he pursued while serving as Michigan State University's tennis coach and Director of Intramural Sports, and Recreation Services. Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center, and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interview Beeman. Beeman describes his early involvement in civil rights issues in the U.S. and leading fair housing protests in East Lansing in the 1960s. He also talks about getting involved with the South African Liberation Committee (SALC) in the 1970s at MSU, spearheading efforts to get selective purchase policies passed by East Lansing City Council and the MSU Board of Trustees, and pushing the University and the State of Michigan to divest from holdings in South Africa. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-12-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In part two of "Music History: Dramatizing the African American Experience", a panel discussion featuring Michigan State University faculty members follows a dramatic reading of scenes from Sandra Seaton's play "Music History". Exploring themes from Seaton's play, the panel demonstrates the ways new technology is being used to explore the meaning of the civil rights movement and the African American experience via the innovative use of the MSU Alumni Association's Knowledge Network media platform. MSUAA representative Brian Collins moderates the discussion and assists with the use of the technology by panel members. Featured presentations include, "A History of Music in 'Music History'", by Professor Ken Prouty, "Reflections on Sandra Seaton's 'Music History': An Imaginative Understanding of the Civil Right Movement" by Professor Pero Dagbovie, and "Coming of Age In 'Music History'" by Professor Tama Hamilton-Wray. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the monument honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Obama reflects on the civil rights struggles of decades past and the goals yet to be achieved before Dr. King's vision is fully realized.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalls his involvement in the early days of the modern civil rights movement, and being inspired by Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and an elementary school teacher who encouraged him to read. Lewis reflects upon his work and what receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom signifies.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit. Obama speaks about the historical significance of the civil rights movement and leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Libraries' celebrate the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week. The video ""In Remembrance of Martin" (not included) is screened. Professor of Religious Studies and African American Studies Dr. Jualynne E. Dodson, reacting to the video, provides a keynote address tying King's legacy with other social justice movements including the fight for farm worker rights by Cesar Chavez. She reflects on discrimination throughout American history. MSU School of Music faculty and jazz musicians Rodney Whitaker and Diego Rivera, perform several classic jazz numbers as well as a rendition of "We Shall Overcome." The session is convened by MSU Librarian Diana Rivera. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Reverend Edwin King, Methodist minister and civil rights activist, describes his involvement in the civil rights movement in 1960's Mississippi. King talks about systematic efforts by the state of Mississippi's Sovereignty Commission to derail the movement, and his own efforts to expose the state's activities by securing the release of incriminating files. King describes the lengths to which the Sovereignty Commission went to discredit activists and gives examples of spying by local and state police and the FBI. King also comments on the current racial situation in the U.S. and the future of black Americans. Michigan State University Professor Thomas Summerhill and graduate assistant Matthew Whitaker interview King.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-11-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Women's Resource Center Program Coordinator Lydia Weiss hosts a panel discussion entitled "Protest, Power & Perseverance: Women in the Civil Rights Movement." Dr. Freya Anderson Rivers, MSU PhD candidate Jewell Debnam, Dr. Eva L. Evans, and Mrs. Carmen Benavides discuss their personal experiences in and research on the American Civil Rights Movement of the ninteen-sixties. Rivers recalls being the first black woman to enroll at Louisiana State University in 1964 and Debnam explains her research on the involvement of women throughout the movement. Evans reflects on her experiences as the Chair of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Benavides talks about her career as a Lansing school district principal. The panelists also discuss their views on the progress of the civil rights movement in America and the work that still needs to be done to insure universal human rights. They answer questions from the audience. Sponsored by MSU Women's Resource Center, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context and the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Held at the International Center on the campus of Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Michigan State University Libraries presents "Music History: Dramatizing the African American Experience", a reading of selected scenes from Sandra Seaton's play "Music History". Actors Teri Brown and Kenneth Nelson portray college students struggling with their relationship against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the sweeping cultural turmoil in America in the nineteen-sixties. Mardra Thomas narrates the play and introductory remarks are provided by the director, David Clauson and MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Presented at the MSU Main Library as part of the Michigan Writers Series. Part one of three parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. Obama says that the Selma marches were part of a "broader campaign that spanned generations," and suggests that the work of the campaign for freedom is not yet complete. He asks the members of congress in the audience to go back to Washington and find the support needed to strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and also calls on all Americans to work together to "continually try to improve this great nation of ours."
- Date Issued:
- 2015-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection