Reddy, T. J., 1945-

Stickell, Lois, 1951-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2004-06-28

1 audio file (2:19:58) : digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Thomas James "T. J." Reddy was a 58-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1945. He earned a B.A. and a M.A.Ed. from UNC Charlotte and was employed as a poet, visual artist, and musician.

Artist and civil rights activist T.J. Reddy discusses his higher educational experiences in Charlotte and his involvement in civil rights activism during the 1960s-1970s. He describes being dissatisfied with attending Johnson C. Smith, then transferring to UNC Charlotte in 1969 to continue his education, where he was more engaged by both the curriculum and the climate of activism among the small African American student population at the time. He recalls, along with students including Ben Chavis, establishing the Black Student Union at UNC Charlotte, which issued ten demands for change to university administration and raised their black flag on the campus flagpole. Other topics include Bonnie Cone's support of the new Black Student Union, music and spoken word performances, and the creation of an African American cultural center in Charlotte.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Sound is very low and difficult to hear. Volume improves at about 1 hour 15 minutes into the recording.

Musicians
Artists
Poets

Reddy, T. J., 1945-
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Chavis, Ben, 1948-

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Johnson C. Smith University
Black Student Union (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Black Panther Party

Education, Higher
African American college students
African American college students--Political activity
African American student movements
Civil rights
Blacks--Race identity
Pan-Africanism
Race relations
Spoken word poetry

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1960-2010

UNC Charlotte history and life

Civil rights activism on campus

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T.J. Reddy papers, 1967-1985, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/456)

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