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Oral history interview with Cleveland Robinson
- Title
- Oral history interview with Cleveland Robinson [videorecording] / conducted by Joseph Wilson.
- Author
- Robinson, Cleveland L. (Cleveland Lowellyn), 1914-1995.
- Publication
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, [1989]
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 1 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1196 Disc 1 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 2 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1196 Disc 2 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 3 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1196 Disc 3 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 4 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1196 Disc 4 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 4 videodiscs (78 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- He recounts his early life in Jamaica until his move to the United States; influenced by Marcus Garvey; encountered racism in the United States; early career as a labor organizer in New York; involvement in the labor movement and activities as a young labor leader; Negro American Labor Council; his association with such figures as Paul Robeson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther Kings, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Adam Clayton Powell, Ben Davis and A. Philip Randolph; activities related to the 1963 March on Washington.
- Subjects
- Civil rights movements
- Powell, A. Clayton (Adam Clayton), 1865-1953
- Labor movement
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
- Davis, Benjamin J (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964
- Civil rights workers
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
- Robinson, Cleveland L (Cleveland Lowellyn), 1914-1995
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
- Negro American Labor Council
- Powell, A. Clayton (Adam Clayton), 1865-1953 > Influence
- Labor movement > United States
- United States
- 1900-1999
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 > Influence
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Davis, Benjamin J (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964 > Influence
- Race discrimination > United States
- Interviews
- Civil rights movements > United States > 20th century
- Civil rights workers > Interviews
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 > Influence
- Robinson, Cleveland L (Cleveland Lowellyn), 1914-1995 > Interviews
- Oral histories
- Du Bois, W. E. B (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 > Influence
- African American labor leaders > Interviews
- Genre/Form
- Oral histories.
- Interviews.
- Credits (note)
- Produced and directed by James Briggs Murray.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for the Oral History Video Documentation Program.
- Biography (note)
- Cleveland Lowellyn Robinson (Cleve) was born in 1914 in Swabys Hope, Jamaica. After serving as a local constable and an elementary school teacher, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1944. When he arrived he took a job in Manhattan dry goods store and very soon became active in District 65. In 1947 he owned his own shop, he went on to become a steward, and then a full time organizer for the union. He was elected vice-president in 1950 and later in 1952 became secretary-treasurer. He held that position until he retired in 1992.
- OCLC
- 730446581
- Author
- Robinson, Cleveland L. (Cleveland Lowellyn), 1914-1995.
- Title
- Oral history interview with Cleveland Robinson [videorecording] / conducted by Joseph Wilson.
- Imprint
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, [1989]
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file DVD
- Event
- Recorded at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for the Oral History Video Documentation Program.
- Credits
- Produced and directed by James Briggs Murray.
- Biography
- Cleveland Lowellyn Robinson (Cleve) was born in 1914 in Swabys Hope, Jamaica. After serving as a local constable and an elementary school teacher, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1944. When he arrived he took a job in Manhattan dry goods store and very soon became active in District 65. In 1947 he owned his own shop, he went on to become a steward, and then a full time organizer for the union. He was elected vice-president in 1950 and later in 1952 became secretary-treasurer. He held that position until he retired in 1992.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Wilson, Joseph, 1951- InterviewerMurray, James Briggs.Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Oral History Video Documentation Program.