Name
Rich, Marvin (Interviewee)
Michaels, Sheila, 1939-2017 (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Marvin Rich, 2000
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Marvin Rich, 2000; Oral history of Marvin Rich, 2000
Abstract
In this interview, Marvin Rich discusses his role in founding the St. Louis chapter of CORE in the 1940s. He also describes his activism in St. Louis as a young man more generally, including his involvement with the Student Committee for the Admission of Negroes (SCAN), which helped integrate Washington University in St. Louis. He also describes activities of the Youth Council of the NAACP which co nducted protests and sit-ins to integrate local restaurants and department stores. He discusses his involvement with the Teamsters Union Local 688 in the early 1950s. He also describes the various fundraising efforts of the Southern Education Defense Fund for Racial Equality (SEDFRE)
Collection Name
Sheila Michaels civil rights organization oral history collection
Subjects
Civil rights movements--History--20th century.--United States; Civil rights demonstrations--Missouri; United States Race relations 20th century; Rich, Marvin (Civil rights worker); Congress of Racial Equality; St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality; Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.); International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Warehouse and Distribution Workers Local 688
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2000
Physical Description
141 pages
Note (Biographical)
Marvin Rich was born in December, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Washington University in St. Louis in 1946, where he worked with the Student Committee for the Admission of Negroes (SCAN) to integrate the university. He also organized a loca l chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). In 1954, he joined the army and served for two years. After his service, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked with the Students for Democratic Action (SDA) and the Teamsters Local 688. He got married to his wife Evie in September, 1956 and moved to New York City, where he became the Public Relations Director for the national office of CORE. He later became the director of the Southern Education Defense Fund for Racial Equality (SEDFRE) in 1965. He co-founded the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) in 1973. Rich passed away in December, 2018
Note
Interviewed by Sheila Michaels on on March 16 and 29, 1999 and on January 11, 2000
Note (Provenance)
Sheila Michaels, Gift circa 2000-2005
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
9049032
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5fbj-wy93
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.