/internal/media/dispatcher/70872/fullRoland L. Freeman Oral History05/10/2022Duration: 107 MinutesBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2022.001.00330Videotaped oral history interview with Roland L. Freeman. A self-taught, award-winning photo documentarian, Freeman was inspired to pursue photography after attending the 1963 March on Washington. In 1968, he covered riots in Washington, D.C. following the death of Dr. King and the mule train from Mississippi to Washington during the Poor People’s Campaign. Freeman, whose work has been extensively published and exhibited over the years, later co-directed the Mississippi Folklife Project for the Smithsonian Institution.
Interview conducted over Zoom on May 10, 2022 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 47 minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file (.MP4), a Zoom gallery view file (.MP4), a Zoom subtitles file (.VTT), and an isolated Zoom audio track (.MP4A).Oral Histories657170E-100E-1072998Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Roland L. Freeman. A self-taught, award-winning photo documentarian, Freeman was inspired to pursue photography after attending the 1963 March on Washington. In 1968, he covered riots in Washington, D.C. following the death of Dr. King and the mule train from Mississippi to Washington during the Poor People’s Campaign. Freeman, whose work has been extensively published and exhibited over the years, later co-directed the Mississippi Folklife Project for the Smithsonian Institution.
Interview conducted over Zoom on May 10, 2022 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 47 minutes long.InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesPhotographerMarch on WashingtonRiotsPoor People's CampaignKing, Martin Luther, Jr.MississippiWashington, D.C.Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)The Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans presented a special photo exhibition, "Roland L. Freeman - Portfolio," between March 27 and September 5, 2021. Several of Mr. Freeman's images, a brief video tour of the exhibit and an hour-long conversation between Mr. Freeman and Curator Richard McCabe can be found on the Ogden Museum's website: ROLAND L. FREEMAN – PORTFOLIO - Ogden Museum of Southern Art. -- Stephen Fagin, CuratorRoland L. Freeman passed away on August 7, 2023. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger