/internal/media/dispatcher/70934/fullDr. Robert Hamilton Oral History05/25/2022Duration: 70 MinutesBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2022.001.00390Videotaped 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.
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 Histories660810E-100E-1073028Oral history0E-10Videotaped 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.InterviewsOral historiesCivil rightsAuthorPoor People's CampaignKing, Martin Luther, Jr.GlasgowAuthors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Since 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