Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., Oral History Interview

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An oral history interview with author and Black feminist scholar Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall. It consists of three versions of digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.13.1.1 and 2025.12.13.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.13.1.3, .mov file). Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall was interviewed by American University student Isabella Salcedo on March 19, 2024, as part of the Social Justice Conversations Oral History Project. The interview took place at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of the interview, Dr. Guy-Sheftall was 77 years old. This oral history interview consists of two distinct sections: an “interview” section (part 1) and a “conversation” section (part 2, 1:00:15). In part 1, Dr. Guy-Sheftall talks about her early life in Memphis, TN, reflecting on her family life, educational experiences, stories she was told about racial violence and lynching, and her early understandings of race and gender. Dr.

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