Broadus Mitchell, August 14 and 15, 1977. Interview B-0024. |
An Economic Historian From the South Describes His Participation in Leftist Politics During the First Half of the Twentieth Century: John Broadus Mitchell grew up in a family that held to liberal politics and believed in community involvement. Educated as an economic historian, Mitchell conducted extensive research on the establishment of the cotton textile industry in the South following the Civil War. In the 1920s and 1930s, he advocated for labor rights, spoke out against racial violence, and socialist politics.
Interviewee: Broadus Mitchell Interviewer: Mary Frederickson
Duration: 03:53:51 Annotated Excerpts: Listen to and read all 11 excerpts.