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Interview with John O'Neal

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WSIU Public Broadcasting

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An interview with African American actor, playwright, and civil rights activist John O'Neal, recorded by WSIU Public Broadcasting on WSIU Radio's "Guest of Southern" program. O'Neal graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1962. He served as Field Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and in 1963 established the Free Southern Theater in Mississippi with Gilbert Moses, Denise Nicholas, and Doris Derby. In ...
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Keywords

  1. African American Actors
  2. African American Civil Rights Workers
  3. African American Theater
  4. African American Theatrical Producers And Directors
  5. African Americans
  6. Black Theater
  7. Civil Rights
  8. Free Southern Theater
  9. Interviews

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