Title
Video recording of interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell, April 1, 2009. part 1
Creator
Parker, Lolita, Jr. (Interviewer)
Contributor
Cromwell, Adelaide M. (Interviewee)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Language
English
Date created
April 01, 2009
Type of resource
Moving image
Genre
Interviews
Format
Video
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/Description
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).
Content statement
This item has been flagged for contents that may be activating or upsetting. Throughout the oral history the interviewee discusses explicit racism they faced while living in the Boston-area, specifically the use of derogatory language towards Black Americans, including mentions of the use of the N-word. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Northeastern University Library Archives and Special Collections at archives@northeastern.edu.
Notes
English language captioning provided by Northeastern University Library staff.
Citation/Reference
Video recording of interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell, April 1, 2009, Lower Roxbury Black History Project records, 2007-2009 (M165), Archives and Special Collections Department, Northeastern University Libraries, EH 1.
Related item
Lower Roxbury Black History Project records (M165)
An interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell
An interview with Adelaide M. Cromwell
Subjects and keywords
Cromwell, Adelaide M.
African American neighborhoods -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African American women -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African American youth -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
African American neighborhoods -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African American women -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African American youth -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
UASC identifier
CromwellAdelaide_20090401_Video1
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (M165)
Archives and Special Collections (M165)
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