Nelson Malden Oral History Interview

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An oral history interview with Mr. Nelson Malden. It consists of two MOV files (.mov), one unedited (2023.5.1.1) and one edited (2023.5.1.2). The interview was captured in the Solomon Brown VIP Suite of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on April 7, 2018 as part of the NMAAHC Collection Donor Oral History Project. Malden donated a collection of objects (NMAAHC 2020.2.1-2020.2.7) related to his work as a barber and participation in the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama beginning in the 1950’s. At the time of the interview, Mr. Malden was 84 years old. The interview takes a life history approach and has a focus on Mr. Malden’s relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The interview begins with a brief discussion of Mr. Malden’s family history in Monroeville, Alabama, and his early life in Pensacola, Florida.

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