Interview with Phillip Curls

Length
1:10:35
Date
Interviewer
Peterson, Horace M. III
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Description

Interview with Missouri state representative, real estate appraiser, and Freedom, Inc. member Phillip B. Curls. Curls discusses his family, upbringing, and education, the start of his political involvement in the early 1960s, the early days of Freedom, Inc., and their Young Freedom youth organization, his work as a Jackson County assistant circuit clerk, and his election and work as a Missouri state representative. He also shares members of Leon Jordan, Bruce R. Watkins, Harold Holliday, Sr., and his thoughts on community and political engagement in the Black community.

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Digital Object Identifier
MVSC-BAMA-Curls-Phillip
Disclaimer
This oral history recording is presented as a historical document of the recollections and opinions of persons living and/or working in Kansas City when the history was conducted. Minor edits have been made to remove pauses, interruptions and verbal tics, and the recording is otherwise verbatim as it was captured. These oral histories represent the thoughts and opinions of the original participants and do not reflect the views of the Kansas City Public Library or its partner organizations in this oral history project.
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Acknowledgement
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.