Civil Rights Story

http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/04/vanderbilt-digital-archive-recovers-lost-civil-rights-voices/

The Article I chose was about how Vanderbilt University has recovered an archive of digital interviews by Robert Penn Warren of key Civil Rights Movement figures such as Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The original interviews were stored at Kentucky and Yale, but neither institution knew of each others collection until Mona Frederick at Vanderbilt started making the collection of Warren's works. The interviews along with their transcripts are now available via a Vanderbilt website. One of the most interesting interviews is of Malcolm X shortly before he was assassinated, and in fact Warren may have been the last interview Mr X made before his untimely death. The interviews add a more personal touch the vast volumes of data about The Civil Rights Movement. They allow people to hear the inspirational figures of the time and connect with them. It is good to see that there are people out there working to preserve this fascinating history.