Interview with Dr. Minnie Bruce Pratt

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Contributor

Pratt, Minnie Bruce ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

Minnie Bruce Pratt, born in Selma, Alabama, is an American educator, activist and essayist. She is also a Professor of Writing and Women’s Studies at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, where she was invited to help develop the university’s first LGBT Studies Program. Dr. Pratt has a B.A. from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of North Carolina.

Date

Rights

In copyright

Date Modified

2018-03-29

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

93:56

Date of Interview

2010-09-23

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Minnie Bruce Pratt

Biographical Text

Dr. Minnie Bruce Pratt, born in Selma, Alabama, is an American educator, activist, and essayist. She is also a Professor of Writing and Women’s Studies at Syracuse University, where she was invited to help develop the university’s first LGBT Studies Program. Dr. Pratt has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of North Carolina.

Duration

93:56

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

1 Microcassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

College teachers; Political activists--United States; Syracuse University; Pratt, Minnie Bruce--Interviews

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Keywords

Southern segregation; White supremacy; Black Panthers; SNCC; Women's liberation; LGBT; Oppression struggles; Response to violent protests; Baby boom generation.

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Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“Interview with Dr. Minnie Bruce Pratt,” Digital Collections, accessed January 10, 2025, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/932.