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  • Charles Siler Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Siler, Charles, American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
    Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Date
    May 10, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:42:04
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.86.1a, 2011.174.86.1b, 2011.174.86.1c, and 2011.174.86.1d.
    Charles Siler remembers his early life in Louisiana, including a penchant for drawing that began before the age of two, quitting the Boy Scouts when his troop made black Scouts walk behind the horses in a local parade, and picketing Louisiana's segregated State Library as a senior in high school. He was eventually expelled from Southern University because of his activism. He joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1967, he was drafted and served in the military in the Vietnam War. He continued his civil rights advocacy as he took a variety of positions at cultural institutions and began a career as a cartoonist. The interview closes with Siler's reflections on identity and the process of learning from those who are ideologically different.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0086
    Place collected
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Identity
    Military
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.86.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
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    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a348e1d8-4123-481d-b886-1b3e91a30040
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