Ira Grupper Oral History

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Ira Grupper Oral History

Audiotaped oral history interview with Ira Gupper. A human rights activist for more than sixty years, Grupper joined the Civil Rights Movement in New York City in 1959. He worked with a number of organizations, including the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee in Georgia and Mississippi. Grupper was arrested and beaten during a protest in Jackson, Mississippi in 1965.Interview conducted by telephone on August 10, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Ira Grupper Oral History

Date:

08/10/2022

Medium:

Born digital (.mp3 file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 53 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0056

Curatorial Note:

The Ira Grupper and Bob Beech Civil Rights Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi includes materials related to the Civil Rights Movement. More information about the collection may be found here: Collection: Ira Grupper and Bob Beech Civil Rights Collection | University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library & Archives (usm.edu). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Ira Grupper Oral History

Audiotaped oral history interview with Ira Gupper. A human rights activist for more than sixty years, Grupper joined the Civil Rights Movement in New York City in 1959. He worked with a number of organizations, including the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee in Georgia and Mississippi. Grupper was arrested and beaten during a protest in Jackson, Mississippi in 1965.Interview conducted by telephone on August 10, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Ira Grupper Oral History

Date:

08/10/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Civil rights

Arrest

Protests

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

New York

Jackson

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.mp3 file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 53 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0056

Curatorial Note:

The Ira Grupper and Bob Beech Civil Rights Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi includes materials related to the Civil Rights Movement. More information about the collection may be found here: Collection: Ira Grupper and Bob Beech Civil Rights Collection | University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library & Archives (usm.edu). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator