Dr. Tim Black
(Interview #1, 2017)
In this oral history, Dr. Timuel Black shares his memories of the reason for the beginning of the great migration.
Dr. Tim Black (Interview #1, 2017)
Content Warnings: None
Audio Quality Notes: Good sound quality for Dr. Black, poor sound for audience members when asking questions.
At a Glance
Public Housing Residency: None
Themes: Learning and legacies, The Great Migration, The Black South, Post-enslavement, Oral history for Education, Oral history for Social Transformation
Content Warnings: None
Primary time periods: 1918–2021
Primary locations: Alabama, Chicago
Keywords: Oral History, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mayor Harold Washington Jr., Klu Klux Klan (KKK), Country commissioner, Social justice, Black struggle, Black achievement, public housing, Sharecropping, The Chicago Defender, Railroad industry, Lynching, Poverty, The Black Belt, the Great Migration
Descriptive Context
Interview Summary
Content Warnings: None
In this oral history, Dr. Timuel Black shares his memories of the reason for the beginning of the great migration. As he reflects on family values and the history of traumatic events that affected the Black community, such as lynching and the KKK patrols. Dr. Black encourages his listeners to persevere and continue the struggle for equality and build a legacy for future youth and activists. Dr. Timuel Black uses sharing his oral history to demonstrate how the process of interviewing is a tool for social transformation and the result of the oral history is an educational tool to use for the benefit for community.
About the Narrator
Narrator Full Name: Dr. Tim Black (Interview #1, 2017)
Narrator pronouns: he/him/his
Refer to as: Dr. Tim Black
Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Black, African American
- Birth: 1918-12-07,
- Death: 2021-10-13
About the Interview
Interviewer: Shirley Alfaro, Suzanne Snider
Date of Interview: 2017-07-26
Method of Interview: in-person
Location of Interview: Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
Language: English
Duration: 01:20:59
Formats Available: .wav
Audio Quality and other notes: Good sound quality for Dr. Black, poor sound for audience members when asking questions.
Post-Production by: Shakira Johnson, Nedra Deadwyler
Contextual Information Last Updated: 2024-03-28
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Access Level: public
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