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Oral history interview with Matthew Kennedy, 2008 September 10

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Title	Oral history interview with Matthew Kennedy, 2008 September 10
Personal name	Kennedy, Matthew, 1921- --Interviews; Nash, Diane, 1938-; West, Ben, 1911-1974; Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Corporate name	Fisk University Jubilee Singers
Topical entry	Civil Rights African Americans Race Relations Education Colleges and Universities African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Education--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Employment--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Civil Rights--Tennessee--Nashville Discrimination--Tennessee--Nashville Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville Musicians--Tennessee--Nashville Pianists--Tennessee--Nashville Discrimination in restaurants--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions Morrison's Cafeteria (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Excerpts from an interview with Matthew Kennedy conducted on 10 September 2008 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Civil Rights Oral History Project. Matthew Kennedy discussing coming to Fisk University after graduating from Julliard; his earliest memories of performing as a child; the bombing of Z. Alexander Looby's home in Nashville; Diane Nash's confrontation with Mayor Ben West; and Nashville sit-ins. Kennedy also talks about the experience he and his wife had being turned away from Morrison's Cafeteria in Nashville, as well as his reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The complete interview as well as an index is available in the Special Collections Division.
Creator	Kennedy, Matthew, 1921- (Interviewee); Blackman, Andrea (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	2008-09-10
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3
Identifier	CROHPKennedyM1004clip1.mp3; CROHPKennedyM1004and1005clip1.mp3; CROHPKennedyM1007clip1.mp3; CROHPKennedyM1008clip1.mp3; CROHPKennedyM1008clip2.mp3; CROHPKennedyM1008and1009clip1.mp3; CROHPKennedyM_transcript.pdf
Source	Excerpted from: CROHPKennedyM digital recording converted from .wav to .mp3 format in 2008.
Language	English
Relation	Civil Rights Oral History Project
Coverage	2000-2009
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks - CROHPKennedyM

Oral history interview with Matthew Kennedy, 2008 September 10

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