Arthur McWatt
2 Collection Items
- Up South - African Americans on Jim Crow in the North
As part of the American RadioWorks project called "Radio Fights Jim Crow," MPR’s Brandt Williams talks with older African Americans in Minnesota about their memories of segregation in the feature “Up South.”
- Arthur McWatt on history of NAACP and Black people in Minnesota
MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews historian and educator Arthur McWatt about the history of Black people in Minnesota and the early days of the civil rights movement here. McWatt reflects on Roy Wilkins and local NAACP. McWatt is author of numerous writings, including the book, And the Saints Kept Marching In.
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