Senator Troy Brailey, 1976 July 16
Abstract
Senator Troy Brailey (1916-1994) was a civil rights activist, labor unionist, and politician. He represented West Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly for 24 years, founded the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, and was chairman of the Labor and Industrial Committee for the Baltimore Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In this oral history interview, Brailey describes his association with A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979), a renowned leader of the civil rights and labor movements. This connection brought Brailey into association with several Baltimore civil rights organizations, including the NAACP. Brailey further elaborates on the roles and contributions of the local churches to the NAACP and discusses the importance of the Afro-American newspaper in the civil rights movement. Brailey also recounts his experiences in politics and outlines potential causes of what he saw as reduced enthusiasm surrounding efforts towards achieving racial equality and justice.
Dates
- 1976 July 16
Creator
- Brailey, Troy, 1916-1994 (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
60 Minutes (Audio recording)
27 Pages (Transcript)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Processing Information
There are an additional 13 pages of supplementary material (tape index, biographical data, interview evaluation, name and subject index, and newspaper clipping) included after the transcript.
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 87 oral history interviews and 4 other related items. Materials available for the interviews include audio recordings, transcripts, tape indexes, newspaper clippings, biographical information, and interview evaluations. Each item record indicates whether a complete transcript or an uncorrected transcript is available for an oral history.
All recordings within the collection are digitized and continue to be added to MCHC's Digital Collections portal.
Interviews were conducted from 1975-1977, with some earlier recordings made prior to the project added to the collection. Narrators range from leaders in the Maryland civil rights movement and local activists, to people opposed to the movement. Narrators include Lillie May Carroll Jackson’s children: Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Virginia Jackson Kiah, and Bowen Keiffer Jackson; Parren Mitchell, U.S. Congressman, 1971-1987; Donald G. Murray, the first African American admitted to the University of Maryland Law School; Verda Welcome, one of the first Black women to be elected to a state Senate; Thomas J. D’Alesandro III, mayor of Baltimore, 1967-1971; Clarence Mitchell, Jr., chief lobbyist to the NAACP; Vernon Naimaster, Great Titan of the Maryland Ku Klux Klan; and Dr. J.E.T. Camper, a prominent physician who also devoted his career to seeking racial justice and equality.
In addition to these oral history interviews, there are four items related to the project that are included with the collection. There is an audio recording of a radio program on which narrators David Glenn and Judge Robert Watts appeared to discuss the McKeldin-Jackson project with host Alan Christian. There is an audio recording as well as textual materials from the colloquium and exhibition held at the Maryland Historical Society to commemorate the McKeldin-Jackson project on November 16, 1976. There is also a research paper written by a Goucher College student on Theodore R. McKeldin and the civil rights movement in Maryland and a binder containing information on the development and progress of the McKeldin-Jackson project.
Creator
- Brailey, Troy, 1916-1994 (Narrator, Person)
- Louis, Michael, 1943- (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org