Title
Sound recording of interview with Paul Parks, June 8, 2009
Creator
Parker, Lolita, Jr. (Interviewer)
Contributor
Parks, Paul (Interviewee)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Language
English
Date created
June 08, 2009
Type of resource
Sound recording-nonmusical
Genre
Interviews
Format
Sound Recording
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/Description
An interview with Paul Parks (1923-2009), a former engineer, civil rights activist, and shaper of education policy in Boston. Parks was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and he entered the engineering program at Purdue University. Parks talks about getting drafted as a sophomore at Purdue and his penchant for stirring up "trouble" as an advocate for integration. Parks also briefly talks about his childhood and his Seminole heritage. This interview was collected as part of Northeastern University's Lower Roxbury Black History Project (2007-2009).
Citation/Reference
Sound recording of interview with Paul Parks, June 8, 2009, Lower Roxbury Black History Project records, 2007-2009 (M165), Archives and Special Collections Department, Northeastern University Libraries, EH 2.
Notes
Collection finding aid: https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/947
Related item
Lower Roxbury Black History Project records (M165)
An interview with Paul Parks
Subjects and keywords
Parks, Paul
Segregation in education -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
UASC identifier
ParksPaul_20090608_Audio
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20199727
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (M165)
Restriction on access
This interview is unrestricted.
Use and reproduction
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