Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 2
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Interviewers
Jenny Tarnoff
Description
Part 2 of two part interview with Buddy Hannah recorded on May 15, 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; the city compared to the country and the North compared to the South;
- Personal and political aspects of his writings;
- The Black Arts Movement; the possibilities and opportunities it presented;
- The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.;
- The Civil Rights Movement on a national and local level;
- Advice for young and aspiring artists.
Date of Interview
5-15-2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Series
Engaging the Wisdom
Keywords
Oral History, DJ, Popular Music, Kalamazoo Michigan, African American History, The Upjohn Company, Van Avery Drugstore, Malcolm X, The Black Panther Party, Martin Luther King Jr
Disciplines
African American Studies | Oral History | Public History | Race and Ethnicity | Social History | Social Justice
Language
ENG
Document Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hannah, Buddy, "Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 2" (2013). Engaging the Wisdom. 2.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/engaging-the-wisdom/2
Length of video
55:01
Length of video log
25 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.