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  • Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Brown, Robert J., American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
    President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
    Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
    Date
    October 1, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:28
    Description
    The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
    Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0106
    Place collected
    High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York, 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
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Families
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    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
    2011.174.106.1a-k
    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/fd56c09b703-7ada-4bd9-986c-268c6c1dec33
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