Created by
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Interview of
Steiner, Marc B., American, born 1946
Interviewed by
Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
Recorded by
Moir, Kim, American
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, 1922 - 2021
Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
Young Patriots Organization, American, 1968 - 1973
Date
August 2, 2017
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 01:39:20
22.24 GB
Description
An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.2.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
In this interview, radio host and activist Marc Steiner discusses his early life and activism; his experience of the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968; and his career as a theater educator and radio host in Baltimore.
Steiner begins the interview by discussing his upbring and family life in Baltimore. Through this discussion, Steiner reflects on the experiences and relationships that both activated his racial consciousness and led him become involved in Civil Rights Movement. Steiner also speaks about the influence of his time at the Stockbridge School, an alternative school in Massachusetts that was both international and multiracial. Steiner then talks about how he became involved with the Young Patriots and turns to a discussion of his experience at Resurrection City during the Poor People’s Campaign.
Steiner then speaks about his life and career in Baltimore after the Poor People’s Campaign. He discusses his passion for theater and talks about his work with a diversion program that exposed young people to acting as well as a theater program for incarcerated youth. He also discusses his years as a theater teacher before going on to talk about his career in radio. Steiner concludes the interview by discussing some of his future projects and by reflecting on the current political moment.
Place collected
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Baltimore, Maryland, 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
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Black power
Civil rights
Humanitarianism
Justice
Labor
Politics
Poverty
Race relations
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.78.2.1
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/fd5aa8c789d-d895-49ae-8bec-e148e3164978

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