Interview with Beverly Coleman
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Interviewers
Quiana Howard
Description
This interview was recorded as a part of the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society’s Voices for Social Justice Oral History Project with Kalamazoo Valley Museum. During the interview Beverly Coleman, the narrator, discussed the following topics:
- Growing up during the Civil Rights Movement and how racism has affected their family's lives;
- Early career moves and community organizations and the influence of social justice on her career;
- Personal definition of social justice;
- The Kalamazoo Promise;
- Her vision for achieving social equality and the message she wants to pass on to others;
- How the media reaffirms stereotypes;
- How teachers should treat their pupils.
Date of Interview
2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo, MI
Series
Voices For Social Justice
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Movement
Disciplines
African American Studies | Oral History
Language
English
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Coleman, Beverly, "Interview with Beverly Coleman" (2013). Kalamazoo Valley Museum & the Society for History And Racial Equity (SHARE)- Voices of Social Justice. 5.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/voices-social-justice/5
Length of video
40:26
Length of video log
13
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.