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    Dr. Tim Black (Interview #2, 2020)

    Good, even sound throughout the recording.

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    Public Housing Residency: None

    Theme list: Activism, Great Migration, Education

    Primary time periods: 1918–2021

    Primary locations: Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL

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    Interview Summary

    In this Oral History Timuel Black offers a reflection on his life and gives advice to those who come after him. He shares lessons learned from post-enslavement south, The Great Migration, and how he learned about becoming a leader in the community through the lives of his family and neighbors growing up. Their faith, hope, and love, and the obligation in their belief for the future. Dr. Black leaves a number of gems for how to conduct an oral history interview, how to live an optimistic life, and why living one’s life with an obligation to other bestows purpose.

     

    About the Narrator

    Narrator Full Name: Dr. Tim Black (Interview #2, 2020)

    Narrator pronouns: he/him/his

    Keywords: Parents, Hugo Black, Marcus Garvey, World War I, World War II, Education, Racism, Segregation, Sacred Ground, Slaves, Emancipation Proclamation, Congressional Medal of Honor, Faith, Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Army, Barack Obama, Ancestors, 102 years old, Supreme Court, Voting, Ku Klux Klan

    Access Level: public

    Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Black, African American

    About the Interview
    Interviewer: Array

    Date of Interview: 2020-12-??, 2024-03-06

    Method of Interview: remote

    Location of Interview: English

    Duration: None

    Formats Available: .wav

    Audio Quality and other notes: Good, even sound throughout the recording.

    Location of Interview: Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL

    Time-Stamped Index

    Favorite sections by interviewer(s) and other oral historians who worked on the interview are starred.

    Time-Stamped: 1918–2021

    Access and Use Guidelines

    Content Warnings: None

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