Clarence Blount interview

Description

Clarence Blount (1921-2003) was a Maryland State Senator from 1971-2003 and became the first Black Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate in 1983. His diverse roles included serving in the U.S. Army after high school in 1942, teaching political science, and working as a principal in Baltimore City. In this oral history interview, Blount elaborates on his background, from his early education to his first re-election to the Maryland State Senate in 1974, and his involvement in the civil rights movement. He shares his knowledge of civil rights activist Lillie May Carroll Jackson (1889-1975) and her contributions to the NAACP and the movement. Additionally, Blount discusses the leadership dynamics between Dr. Carl Murphy (1889-1967) and Lillie May Jackson, and the impact of the 1942 March on Annapolis.

Creator

Blount, Clarence W.

Date

1976-08-09

Contributor(s)

Lanman, Barry Allen

Contributor(s) Notes

Narrator: Clarence Blount
Interviewer: Barry Lanman

Production Note

The McKeldin-Jackson Project was an effort to examine the Maryland civil rights movement of the mid-20th century through the medium of oral history by focusing on the roles played by pioneering freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and Theodore R. McKeldin, who was Mayor of Baltimore (1943-1947, 1963-1967), Governor of Maryland (1951-1959), and an advocate for civil rights. The project was sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society and was supported in part by a grant from the Maryland Committee for the Humanities and Public Policy.

Language(s)

English

Object ID

OH 8174

Extent

Audio: 59 minutes
Transcript: 14 pages

Catalog Number

OH 8174

Resource ID

13992

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital material is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.