Created by
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of
Bates, Scott Ph. D., American, 1923 - 2013
Interviewed by
Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
Subject of
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Highlander Folk School, American
Horton, Myles Falls, American, 1905 - 1990
Date
June 20, 2013
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 1 hr., 37 min., 16 sec.
Total: 165 GB
Description
The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.91.1a, 2011.174.91.1b, 2011.174.91.1c, 2011.174.91.1d, 2011.174.91.1e, 2011.174.91.1f, and 2011.174.91.1g.
Scott Bates, Ph. D. describes his career as an educator and civil rights supporter in Sewanee, Tennessee. He discusses his memories of race relations on U.S. Army bases during World War II, and he describes how he moved from the Midwest to Sewanee, Tennessee to become a college instructor of French. Once in Sewanee, Bates soon learned about the Highlander Folk School, where he attended civil rights meetings, spent time with Myles Horton, and served on the board.
LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0091
Place collected
Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee, 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
Civil rights
Education
Military
Race relations
Social reform
U.S. History, 1961-1969
World War II
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
2011.174.91.1a-g
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51cbd0f6a-50ed-40e8-9366-355c60b0f4b7

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