Adelaide Cromwell

An interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell (1919-), a pioneering sociology professor, who co-founded Boston University's African American studies program, the nation's first graduate program in that field. Cromwell discusses education and the diverse social landscape of Lower Roxbury. She also spends some time commenting on a collection of photographs by Charles Bruce, an African American photographer from Boston. This interview was collected as part of Northeastern University's Lower Roxbury Black History Project (2007-2009). Finding aid: http://www.library.neu.edu/archives/collect/findaids/m165find.htm

Media

Video

Video recording of interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell, April 1, 2009
Video recording of interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell, April 1, 2009

Transcript

Transcript of interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell, April 1, 2009

 

Images

Adelaide Cromwell poses with a flyer
Close-up shot of Adelaide Cromwell's braids
Close-up shot of Adelaide Cromwell's braids
Adelaide Cromwell, day of Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell, day of Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell, day of Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell poses with Lolita Parker, Jr.
Adelaide Cromwell, day of the Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell, laughing, on the day of her Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell, day of Lower Roxbury Black History Project interview
Adelaide Cromwell chats with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home
Adelaide Cromwell chats with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home
Adelaide Cromwell laughs with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home
Adelaide Cromwell chats with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home
Adelaide Cromwell chats with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home
Adelaide Cromwell laughs with Lolita Parker, Jr. in the doorway of Cromwell's home