Interview with Colonel Howard Becker conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on the rebellion and civil unrest known as the Detroit riots of 1967, and his experiences in the Army unit patrolling the city.
Subject:
OralHistory--UnitedStates
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Bernard, Sheila Curran, Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Blackside, Inc., Washington University in St. Louis
Interview with Floyd Patterson conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on Muhammad Ali, his conversion to the Nation of Islam and name change, and his refusal to serve in Vietnam.
Subject:
OralHistory--UnitedStates
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Pollard, Sam, Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with Craig Rains conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion focused on the integration crisis at Central High School in Little Rock, where Rains was a student.
Subject:
OralHistory--UnitedStates
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with Anne Butterfield Weills conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on her activism in the Berkeley area during the 1960s. Topics include her involvement with sit-ins, the Black Panther Party, the anti-war movement and the women's liberation movement.
Subject:
OralHistory--UnitedStates
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Massiah, Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.