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Oral history interview with Grant Reynolds

Title
Oral history interview with Grant Reynolds / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Author
Reynolds, Grant
Publication
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1988.

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Disc 2Moving imageBy appointment only Sc Visual DVD-1306 Disc 2Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound
Disc 1Moving imageBy appointment only Sc Visual DVD-1306 Disc 1Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Murray, James Briggs
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Description
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Grant Reynolds talks about his education, his time serving in the military and his work to end segregation in the armed forces. Year, place of birth, role of midwife, no hospital available; parents' background; importance of high school education at Hampton; post high school experiences, furthering education; impressions of Arthur Schomburg when younger; continuing education, Eden Theological Seminary, Missouri; entry into ministry, civil rights work, starting Urban League chapter in Cleveland; enlistment in army, Chaplains Corp; experiences with racism throughout military career; work desegregating armed forces, help of A. Philip Randolph, meeting with President Truman; executive order issued from Truman; some other activities since then; message to youth.
Subjects
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce; contact repository for information.
Biography (note)
  • Grant Reynolds was co-chairman, with A. Philip Randolph, of the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1306
OCLC
934469111
Author
Reynolds, Grant, interviewee.
Title
Oral history interview with Grant Reynolds / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Publisher
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1988.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD
Performer
Interviewer, James Briggs Murray.
Event
Recorded January 4, 1988 New York, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Terms Of Use
Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce; contact repository for information.
Biography
Grant Reynolds was co-chairman, with A. Philip Randolph, of the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training.
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Added Author
Murray, James Briggs, interviewer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1306
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