- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Highlander Folk School, American
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Hayes, Rutherford B., American, 1822 - 1893
- Date
- July 22, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 57 min., 22 sec.
- Total: 96.54 GB
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.
- Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039
- Place collected
- Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Musicians
- Politics
- 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
- 2011.174.39.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.