James Farmer lecture on Civil Rights, George Washington Lecture Series

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MS 0058-1967-001
1967 February 14
James Farmer, as part of the new George Washington Lecture Series, talks about his part in the Civil Rights movement. He talks about his arrests and work in Harlem, his time with the Freedom Riders, growing up in segregated Mississippi, wealth disparity, Identity and self-pride. Farmer also talks about the economic and political strengths that are needed to move forward and how there is still more work to do. There is a question and answer session after his talk.
1⁄4-inch open reel
1h 37m 28s
[item identification], Washington College audiovisual collection, MS 0058, Archives and Special Collections, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland.