Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 2

Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 2

Interviewee

Buddy Hannah

Files

Download Buddy Hannah, Part 2 - transcript (205 KB)

Download Buddy Hannah, Part 2 - Abstract (135 KB)

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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.
Additional files include full transcription and abstract (includes content timestamps).

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

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.

Language

ENG

Document Type

Book

Length of video

55:01

Length of video log

25 pages

Interview with Buddy Hannah, Part 2

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