Title
Sound recording of interview with Paul Parks, March 16, 2009
Creator
Parker, Lolita, Jr. (Interviewer)
Contributor
Parks, Paul (Interviewee)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) (Associated name)
Language
English
Date created
March 16, 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. As a sophomore, Parks was drafted into the army and served with a combat engineering unit during World War II. After the war, Parks earned a doctorate in engineering from Northeastern University, and he became heavily invested in community and political organizations in Boston, like the NAACP. Parks talks about some of the problems facing Boston Public Schools, including segregation. In the late 1960s, Parks was named the Administrator of the Model Cities Program in Boston, and he talks about some of the program's lasting impacts on the Lower Roxbury area. 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, March 16, 2009, Lower Roxbury Black History Project records, 2007-2009 (M165), Archives and Special Collections Department, Northeastern University Libraries, EH 2.
Notes
Related item
Lower Roxbury Black History Project records (M165)
An interview with Paul Parks
Subjects and keywords
Parks, Paul
African American neighborhoods -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Community development, Urban -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Segregation in education -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
UASC identifier
ParksPaul_20090316_Audio
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (M165)
Restriction on access
This interview is unrestricted.
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