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- Mark Connorton is a mathematics major at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He discusses his alcohol and drug addiction issue and how it affected his relationship with his parents.
- Date Created:
- 2012-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Notes:
- Colette Seguin-Beighley is director of the LGBT resource center at Grand Valley State University. She compares her experiences growing up in San Francisco during the civil rights movement with her experiences in West Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 2011-12-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Notes:
- Raymond McVeigh discusses his involvement with the Pro-Life movement as a Catholic.
- Date Created:
- 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Notes:
- Filiz Dogru was born in Turkey, came to the United States in 1990, and settled in West Michigan in August 2003. He is a professor at Grand Valley State University and an active member of the Niagara foundation and the Turkish American Michigan society. He discusses how he never felt different until moving to West Michigan, although the Grand Rapids area is improving on diversity.
- Date Created:
- 2012-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Notes:
- Debra Sawinski discusses how she started the first all girls track team at her high school and the struggles that came along with in.
- Date Created:
- 2011-11-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Notes:
- Doug van Doren is a pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ and he is involved with the community in a number of areas. In this interview he describes experiences of discretionary practices and prejudice toward people of color in the West Michigan area.
- Date Created:
- 2011-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
- Description:
- An interdisciplinary panel composed of Michigan State University faculty participates in a discussion entitled, "The nature of inequality". Panelists describe their research, teaching and writing efforts and explore the causes of income inequality, voters reacting to social issues rather than economic issues, implicit and overt bias, racial inequality in K-12 education, and poverty and individual resilience. Panelists are Charles Ballard, professor of Economics, NiCole T. Buchanan, professor of Psychology, Django Paris, professor of Teacher Education, Angie Kennedy, professor of Social Work, and Paulette Granberry Russell, from the MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, dean of the MSU Honors College, convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by the MSU Honors College. Held in the MSU Student Union.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former steelworker and labor leader Tom Turner talks about his childhood and education in River Rouge and Ecorse, Mi and his involvement in organized labor and the civil rights movement. Turner also talks about discrimination and segregation in Detroit and in the workplace, his time as president of the Detroit NAACP and president of the Wayne County AFL-CIO, and the many labor leaders who inspired him. Turner says that black trade union leaders constantly and successfully pressured employers and organized labor to widen access for minorities to skilled trades and better paying jobs.
- Date Issued:
- 1982-03-11T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Date Issued:
- 1976-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
