NVLP's Oral History Archive
Video Interviews M-R
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* Local Visionary Selected and Interviewed by NVLP Fellow
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Edward Martin Educator, former Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Prairie View A&M |
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H. Carl McCall Minister, former comptroller of New York State, and 2002 Democratic candidate for New York governor |
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Leatrice McKissack
President of McKissack & McKissack, the oldest African American architectural firm in the US |
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Sara McKissick* Gospel Singer |
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Adele McQueen Educator and advocate for persons with mental disabilities |
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James Meredith First black to enroll in the all-white University of Mississippi on October 1, 1962; also conceived and led the 1966 "Meredith Mississippi March Against Fear" |
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Norma Miller Dancer, actress, choreographer, comedienne and foremost proponent of the “Lindy Hop;” known as the “Queen of Swing” |
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Arthur Mitchell Legendary dancer / choreographer; founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem |
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Rev. Ella Mitchell Minister |
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Parren Mitchell First Black Congressman from Maryland who championed minority competition for federal & private sector contracts; founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus |
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James Moody Jazz Saxophonist, famous for “Moody’s Mood For Love”; pal of Dizzy Gillespie |
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Toni Morrison Nobel Prize Winning Author |
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Constance Baker Motley First African-American woman appointed to the federal judiciary; Central figure in historic civil rights legal milestones |
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Robert Moses Founder of the Algebra Project and civil rights leader; helped to form the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and organize the “Freedom Summer” Mississippi black voter education and registration drives |
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Fayard Nicholas Pioneering tap dancer, famed member of the Nicholas Brothers dance team |
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Gil Noble Journalist, TV Personality |
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John ”Buck” O’Neil Negro League ballplayer; 1st African American Coach in major League baseball |
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Gordon Parks World famous photographer, author, filmmaker, and composer |
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Frank Petersen The first African American fighter pilot and three-star general in the Marine Corps |
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Alvin F. Poussaint Renowned educator, psychiatrist, activist, author and media consultant |
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Ernesta G. Procope Founder, CEO and president of E.G. Bowman Co. Inc., a commercial insurance brokerage firm in New York City |
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Bernard Proctor* Tuskegee Airman |
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Charles Rangel 17 term Democratic Representative from Harlem, the Upper West |
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Della Reese Self-proclaimed ”working singer” who began with Mahailia Jackson, and rose through nightclubs and Vegas to fame in TV and film. |
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Lloyd Richards Dean of African American stage directors |
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Faith Ringgold Artist and children’s book author/illustrator |
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Amelia Boynton Robinson Civil rights pioneer, former vice chairman of the Schiller Institute |
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Rachel Robinson Founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation; wife of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier |
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Dovey Roundtree Army veteran, civil rights pioneer, attorney and minister |
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William "Bill" Russell First African American head coach in any major sport; led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA world titles in 13 years |
| * Local Visionary Selected and Interviewed by NVLP Fellow | |