Charlie Cobb Oral History Interview

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An oral history interview and conversation with journalist Charlie Cobb. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.6.1.1 and 2025.12.6.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.6.1.3, .mov file). Charles E. “Charlie” Cobb, Jr. was interviewed by Louisiana State University student Kiersten Simon on August 2, 2023, as part of the Social Justice Conversations Oral History Project. The interview took place at Mr. Cobb’s home in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of the interview, Mr. Cobb was 80 years old. This oral history interview with Mr. Charlie Cobb consists of two distinct sections: an “interview” section (part 1) and a “conversation” section (part 2, 01:11:07). In part 1, Mr. Cobb discusses his upbringing and family history, and he recalls learning of the murder of Emmett Till.

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