Interview with Dr. Lewis Walker, Part 2
Files
Loading...
Interviewers
Katherine H. Rapin
Description
Part 2 of two part interview with Dr. Lewis Walker recorded on February 11, 2015. Dr. Walker is interviewed by Kalamazoo College student Katherine H Rapin 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 Dr. Walker discusses the following topics:
- Being one of the first African-American professors at WMU;
- Memories of school desegregation in Kalamazoo;
- Description of racial dynamics in Kalamazoo during school desegregation;
- Developing the Kalamazoo Resource Development Council in 1967;
- Explanation of the Self- Enhancement Program at WMU;
- Mediating a fellow teacher’s racial insensitivity toward students of color;
- Developing a police community relations program in Kalamazoo in the late 60s;
- Today’s national conversation around police relations with black communities;
- Explanation of how the Walker Institute at WMU is working to address issues of over-criminalization of our society;
- Comparison of activist strategies earlier in Walker’s life and now;
- Description of projects Walker remains involved in post-retirement.
Additional files include full transcription and abstract (includes content timestamps).
Date of Interview
2-11-2015
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Series
Engaging the Wisdom
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo Michigan, African American History, Western Michigan University, Walker Institute at WMU, NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr.
Disciplines
African American Studies | Education | Higher Education | Oral History | Public History | Race and Ethnicity | Social History | Social Justice
Language
ENG
Document Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Walker, Dr. Lewis, "Interview with Dr. Lewis Walker, Part 2" (2015). Engaging the Wisdom. 19.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/engaging-the-wisdom/19
Length of video
58:14
Length of video log
20 pages
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.