Dr. Robert Hamilton Oral History
Object number2022.001.0039
Date05/25/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dr. Robert Hamilton
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
DimensionsDuration: 70 Minutes
Collections
- Civil Rights Movement
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
- Poor People's Campaign
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Robert Hamilton. A senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, Hamilton is the author of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968 (2020).
Interview conducted over Zoom on May 25, 2022 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 10 minutes long.
Curatorial CommentarySince Dr. Hamilton's book, part of the Morehouse College King Collection Series on Civil and Human Rights, was released right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hamilton has promoted the book almost entirely via virtual lectures and discussions. Some of these recordings may be found in full online, including this 70-minute program with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System (Robert Hamilton on "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968" - YouTube) and this 63-minute Author Talk with the Atlanta History Center (Author Talks | Robert Hamilton - YouTube). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
