Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Honorable Bailey, D'Army, American, 1941 - 2015

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

Crump, Edward Hull "Boss", American, 1874 - 1954

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880

Clark University, American, founded 1887

Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961

Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872

Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987

National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:11:00

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 13, 2013

Description

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.

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.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Law

Museums

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

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

2011.174.98.1a-n

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture