The Civil Rights Oral History Survey Project

This case study describes the origins and development of the Civil Rights Movement Oral History Survey Project, which created an online information resource on collections of civil rights-related oral history interviews held in repositories around the U.S. In particular, it focuses on the digital to...

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Published in:The Oral history review 2013-01, Vol.40 (1), p.50-53
Main Author: Lloyd, Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Folklife Center
American Folklore Society
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Collaboration
Communication
Library of Congress
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Oral history
Polls & surveys
the Civil Rights Movement Oral History Survey Project
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Summary:This case study describes the origins and development of the Civil Rights Movement Oral History Survey Project, which created an online information resource on collections of civil rights-related oral history interviews held in repositories around the U.S. In particular, it focuses on the digital tools and means of communication that made such an extensive collaborative undertaking possible.
ISSN:0094-0798
1533-8592
DOI:10.1093/ohr/oht015