Film, Video Michael D. McCarty oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Los Angeles, California, 2016 June 26
Michael D. McCarty oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Los Angeles, California, 2016 June 26
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Title
- Michael D. McCarty oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Los Angeles, California, 2016 June 26
Summary
- Michael "Mac" McCarty talks about joining the Black Panther Party (BPP) in Chicago, IL. He discusses racism in Chicago and the leadership of Fred Hampton of the Party and the beginnings of the Rainbow Coalition that brought together African Americans and Appalachian whites. He recalls the circumstances under which Hampton was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 21 by the COINTELPRO operation of the FBI.
Names
- McCarty, Michael D., 1950- interviewee
- Cline, David P., 1969- interviewer
- Bishop, John Melville, videographer
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Created / Published
- 2016.
Headings
- - McCarty, Michael D.,--1950---Interviews
- - Hampton, Fred,--1948-1969
- - Black Panther Party.--Illinois Chapter
- - Cointelpro
- - National Rainbow Coalition (U.S.)
- - Assassination--Illinois--Chicago
- - African American civil rights workers--Illinois--Interviews
- - Civil rights movements--Illinois
- - Civil rights movements--United States
- - Community health services
- - Social justice
- - Storytellers--United States--Interviews
- - Storytelling--Social aspects
- - United States--Race relations--History
Genre
- Personal narratives
- Filmed interviews
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Video recordings
Notes
- - Recorded in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2016.
- - Civil Rights History Project collection (AFC 2010/039: 0137), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- - Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- - Michael D. "Mac" McCarty was born in 1950 in Chicago. As a young man, he attended St. Ignatius College Prep, where he started a Black Student Union, and he was subsequently expelled for his involvement in protests. In 1968, he joined the Black Panther Party as part of the education cadre. He left the party after the assassination of Fred Hampton. He joined the Army in 1972 to avoid being a target of the FBI. After leaving the military, he became an acupuncturist. Since 1992, he has been a professional storyteller.
- - The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- - In English.
- - Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013005
Medium
- 8 video files (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (1:37:09) : digital, sound, color.
- transcript 1 item (.pdf) : text files.
Source Collection
- Civil Rights History Project collection AFC 2010/039: 0137
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0137
- afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0137_ms01
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2016655428
Rights Advisory
- Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access Advisory
- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
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- video
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Subject
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- Assassination
- Black Panther Party
- Chicago
- Civil Rights Movements
- Cointelpro
- Community Health Services
- Filmed Interviews
- Hampton, Fred
- History
- Illinois
- Illinois Chapter
- Interviews
- McCarty, Michael D.
- National Rainbow Coalition (U.S.)
- Oral Histories
- Personal Narratives
- Race Relations
- Social Aspects
- Social Justice
- Storytellers
- Storytelling
- United States
- Video Recordings