Cyril Innis Jr., Clip 3: Organizing the Streets
Collection: StoryCorps Collection at The Archives at Queens Library
Date: Time Period: 1950 - 1960; 2007-12-18; Interview recorded: December 18, 2007
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:07:16
Creator: Cyril Innis Jr. interviewed by Quentin Weld
Identifier: aql:22249 scc-cij-clip-000003
Description: Cyril talks about the programs he ran as a member of the Black Panthers, like the "Free Breakfast Program", and Panther projects like opening the Langston Hughes Community Library. How East Elmhurst was home to Malcolm X, and the Malcolm X Culture Center. He talks about growing up in East Elmhurst and being a part of "street organizations", and how they all ended up becoming friends and joined the Black Panther Party. He says that the fights were not as rough as they are today, there were no guns.
Creator :
Cyril Innis Jr. interviewed by Quentin Weld
Date :
Time Period: 1950 - 1960; 2007-12-18; Interview recorded: December 18, 2007
Summary/Description :
Cyril talks about the programs he ran as a member of the Black Panthers, like the "Free Breakfast Program", and Panther projects like opening the Langston Hughes Community Library. How East Elmhurst was home to Malcolm X, and the Malcolm X Culture Center. He talks about growing up in East Elmhurst and being a part of "street organizations", and how they all ended up becoming friends and joined the Black Panther Party. He says that the fights were not as rough as they are today, there were no guns.
Subject :
Demonstrations; Black Panther Party; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965; Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.; Produced by John White with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org
Coverage :
Locations discussed: East Elmhurst, Queens, NY East Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Corona (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:07:16
Identifier :
aql:22249 scc-cij-clip-000003
Subject:
Demonstrations; Black Panther Party; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965; Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
Demonstrations; Black Panther Party; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965; Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
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Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.; Produced by John White with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.; Produced by John White with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org
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