Interview with Emanuel Cleaver II
Length
1:00:04
Date
Interviewer
Tell, Dave
Description
Interview with Congressman and former Kansas City mayor Emanuel Cleaver II. Cleaver discusses the importance of sports in maintaining social ties, the individuals who are a part of the Monday Nite Footballers group, a number of whom were members of his congregation, and the lifetime membership the group received from the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the NAACP. He also discusses the role of women in the civil rights movement, traveling to Africa with President Barack Obama, Tell's work with the family of Emmett Till, and both men's relationships with Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr.
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Object Type
Subject (LC)
City
State
Country
Notes
Interview was conducted in Congressman Cleaver's Kansas City office.
Transcription
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Digital Object Identifier
TELL-Cleaver-Emanuel
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