Phil Freelon oral history, 8 May 2017

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Title:
Phil Freelon oral history, 8 May 2017
Description:
This interview was conducted at the office of Phil Freelon in Durham, North Carolina, on May 8, 2017. In the interview, Freelon discusses: his family and growing up in Philadelphia during the Civil Rights Movement; the influence of the arts by his grandfather, a painter in the Harlem Renaissance; his education at Central High School; the mentorship of both John Spencer at Hampton University and Roger Clark at North Carolina State University; discrimination and diversity in the field of architectural education; the architectural profession on the national stage; acquiring projects within the public arena; his work on museums, specifically the Association of African American Museums; and cultivating talent in a design firm and his management philosophy. [Preferred citation: Interview with Phil Freelon by Gwynn Thayer, 8 May 2017, MC 00626, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]
Topics:
Architecture
People
University History
Subjects:
African American architects
Architects
Original Format:
Digital video recording, sound, color
Item identifier:
mc00626-oh-freelon-20170518
Interviewee:
Freelon, Philip G. more info on Freelon, Philip G. 
Interviewer:
Thayer, Gwynn more info on Thayer, Gwynn 
Producer:
North Carolina State University. Libraries more info on North Carolina State University. Libraries 
Created Date:
Genre:
Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)
Names:
North Carolina State University. College of Design more info on North Carolina State University. College of Design 
North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae more info on North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae 
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Special Collections Research Center Oral Histories