Interviewee | GRIFFIN, Eddie (b. 1946) |
Professions | Civil Rights Activist |
Interview ID # | OH 1823 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Former Black Panther and long-time civil rights advocate. Family history; childhood in Fort Worth; life during segregation; process of integration; Civil Rights Act; changes in urban demographics; generation differences in living under segregation; civil rights participation; military service; Black Panther Party participation; March 1972 bank robbery and kidnapping; imprisonment in Marion, Illinois; life after release; black history in the American consciousness. |
Interviewer(s) | Todd Moye |
Physical Description | 12 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |