Filmed interview with Dave Dennis conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on Freedom Summer, Medgar Evers, James Chaney, and Dennis' reaction to their murders. Also Dennis' work with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in Mississippi, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic...Show full record
Subject:
Civilrights workers--Mississippi
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Bagwell, Orlando
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Beginning in August 2014, after the killing of Michael Brown, activists in Ferguson, Missouri forced a nation to pay attention to the epidemic of police violence against African Americans. Ferguson was central to the mainstreaming of what is now commonly referred to as the Black Lives Matter...Show full record
Interview with John McDermott conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on the Chicago Freedom Movement, including the Cicero March and the involvement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Bernard, Sheila Curran, Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Blackside, Inc., Washington University in St. Louis