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  • Dr. H. Jack Geiger. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
    United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
    Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
    American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
    Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
    Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
    Date
    March 16, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:31:47
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
    Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    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
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Entertainers
    Medicine
    Military
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.76.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b34ad5e-3df9-4b0b-8e89-aeb592dcfad7
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