Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 1
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Interviewers
Jenny Tarnoff
Description
Part 1 of two part interview with Buddy Hannah recorded on May 9, 2013. Mr. Hannah is interviewed by Kalamazoo College student Jenny Tarnoff as a part of SHARE's (formerly known as the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society) Baldwin Archive Engaging the Wisdom Project with Kalamazoo College. During the interview Mr. Hannah discusses the following topics:
- Childhood growing up in Miami, Florida and on a farm in Georgia;
- Experience at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Western Michigan University;
- Work at his full-time job at Upjohn and as an artist;
- His artistic process;
- Experience during Vietnam and the influence it had on his life and his art;
- Involvement with the Black Arts and Cultural Center and the community;
- Kalamazoo: the art community and changes over the years;
- Music, writing, and theatre; specifically his most recent book;
- Race and segregation.
Additional files include full transcription and abstract (includes content timestamps).
Date of Interview
5-9-2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Series
Engaging the Wisdom
Keywords
Oral History, DJ, Popular Music, Kalamazoo Michigan, African American History, Western Michigan University, The Upjohn Company, Black Arts and Cultural Center, Smokey Robinson, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston
Disciplines
African American Studies | Music | Oral History | Public History | Race and Ethnicity | Social History | Social Work
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hannah, Buddy, "Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 1" (2013). Engaging the Wisdom. 1.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/engaging-the-wisdom/1
Length of video
59:16
Length of video log
29 pages
Rights Statement
Notes
The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.
The Engaging the Wisdom project was made possible by Ms. Donna Odom (retired SHARE Executive Director), Dr. Bruce Mills (Kalamazoo College History Department) and Kalamazoo College students.