Interview with Adolph Reed, March 13, 1992

Project: APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Dr. Adolph Reed, a political science professor at the University of Arkansas, discusses his experiences as a young African American man in the South. He describes his education and tells various anecdotes concerning American political hypocrisy. Reed discusses class and racial discrimination and provides his opinion on whether social scientists have addressed these problems. In addition, Reed discusses inconsistencies and hypocrisy within the American political landscape.

Interview Accession

1992oh078_apsa087

Interviewee Name

Adolph Reed

Interviewer Name

Twiley W. Barker

Jewel L. Prestage

Interview Date

1992-03-13

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Reed, Adolph Interview by Twiley W. Barker. 13 Mar. 1992. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Reed, A. (1992, March 13). Interview by T. W. Barker. APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Reed, Adolph, interview by Twiley W. Barker. March 13, 1992, APSA/Pi Sigma Alpha: African American Political Scientists Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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