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Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr. is a professional photographer and image activist from Rockford, Illinois. In this interview, Mr. Jacobs discusses his life from childhood to adulthood and how particular events during his life influenced him. He details how he became an image activist and his photographing of protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown at the hands of law enforcement. He also describes how he came to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2016 to document protests following the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

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Title
Alvin C. Jacobs oral history interview, 2019 December 13
Creator
Jacobs Jr., Alvin C., interviewee
Contributor
Bennett, Adreonna, interviewer
Date (Text)
2019-12-13
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (54:19) : Digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Alvin C. Jacobs Jr was a 50-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place at the UNC Charlotte Center City Building in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1969. He was employed as an artist in residence with the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African- American Arts and Culture in Charlotte, NC.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3220
System Control No.
OH-JA0626
Subject (Person)
Jacobs, Alvin C., Jr.
Brown, Michael, Jr., 1996-2014
Subject (Corporate)
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Subject (Topic)
Photography, Artistic
Protest movements
Social justice
Racism
Police shootings
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Missouri--Ferguson
Illinois--Rockford
Georgia--Atlanta
Subject (Occupation)
Photographers
Subject (Date)
2000-2020
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Oral histories
Interviews
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Charlotte Regional Oral History
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder with XY modular mic.
2019-12-13

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