An archival collection of interviews conducted for Robert Penn Warren's seminal book

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By Interviewee By Name/Subject

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1	Interview with Bayard Rustin Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Bayard Rustin Recording Date: 1964 (probably later than most interviews)	Abstract (snippet): Rustin expounds at length on strategies for the civil rights movement and the advancement of African Americans in general. He favors integration over separatism and believes that identity is found in struggle, not culture. He believes that the Afri... [more]
2	Interview with Bridgeport (Conn.) men Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Bridgeport (Conn.) men Recording Date: Apr. 9 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): The men discuss the extent of integration in the churches of Bridgeport, Conn. They talk about the problems of Bridgeport schools, especially those which teach the most African American and Puerto Rican children. They compare Bridgeport schools in ... [more]
3	Interview with James Farmer, Jr. Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): James Farmer, Jr. Recording Date: June 11, 1964	Abstract (snippet): In this interview, Farmer describes his involvement in the founding of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the group's emphasis on nonviolent direct action. He states that he believes most black men and women are simply concerned with getting ... [more]
4	Interview with Martin Luther King, Jr. Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Martin Luther King, Jr. Recording Date: Mar. 18, 1964	Abstract (snippet): King talks about the continuity between his and his father's work as civil rights activists, and points to his formal training in nonviolence as a difference. He discusses the "next phase" that will follow the civil rights "phase" for African Americ... [more]
5	Interview with Ralph Ellison Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Ralph Ellison Recording Date: Feb. 25 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Ellison believes that a black person's experience is determined by the region in which it takes place. This is why he believes it is no accident many of the civil rights leaders are from the South. What a man learns from how he grows up affects how h... [more]
6	Interview with Stokely Carmichael Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Stokely Carmichael Recording Date: Mar. 4, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Carmichael describes attending the Bronx High School of Science, where he was one of only a few black students. He describes how he had to develop his own intellectual background to keep pace with his white classmates. He recalls the effect of his e... [more]
7	Interview with William Hastie Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): William Hastie Recording Date: Apr. 20 [1964]	Abstract (snippet): Hastie discusses the concept of the civil rights movement as a "revolution" in various senses, noting that it is not (to most) a break from an existing legal structure, but a matter of rapid social change. He addresses various topics regarding the m... [more]
8	Interview with Wylie Branton Interviewer: Robert Penn Warren Interviewee(s): Wylie Branton Recording Date: Mar. 17, 1964	Abstract (snippet): Wylie Branton discusses several aspects of the civil rights movement, including school integration and busing. Branton feels that public education is still important for American society, but he believes that housing discrimination will result in the... [more]

Original materials (recordings) through the generous support of
the University of Kentucky and Yale University.
Some abstracts courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
Support from Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University