Created by
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Interview of
Escalante, Alicia, American, born 1933
Interviewed by
Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
Recorded by
Hutcherson, Trudy, American
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
National Welfare Rights Organization, American, 1966 - 1975
Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
Gonzales, Corky, American, 1928 - 2005
Escuela Tlatelolco, American, 1971 - 2017
Brown Berets, American, founded 1966
Hawthorne School, American, 1956 - 1982
Date
August 6, 2019
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 01:52:15
17.4 GB
Description
An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.12.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
In this interview, Alicia Lara, a Chicana activist from East Los Angeles, discusses her early life; her activist work fighting for welfare rights, women’s rights, and economic justice; and her participation in the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968.
Lara begins the interview by discussing her upbringing and family life in El Paso, Texas. She describes how her father was abusive and recalls how her mother fled to Los Angeles to live with her sister. She also recounts how she ran away to join her mother when she was a child. Lara then talks about her early years in East Los Angeles before turning to a discussion of how she became involved in welfare rights organizing.
Lara discusses her participation in the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968 and talks about her experience staying at the Hawthorne School in Washington, DC. She then speaks about her continued activism after the Campaign and talks about her work with Corky Gonzalez in Denver. In conclusion, Lara reflects on the current political climate and the Trump administration, and she shares some advice for younger generations of activists.
Place collected
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Feminism
Humanitarianism
Justice
Labor
Politics
Poverty
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.78.12.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5078a1184-43c3-4d6b-b053-1026fececb9b

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