Interview

Abstract

In this interview, Michael Kalman remembers his life as a young adult back in the 1950s-1960’. He speaks about how he was affected by the racial conflicts during that time period. He talks about his wife and how she was racial affected by others. He speaks about the struggles of the late 1900’s because of inequality.

Research:

Housing Segregation is the practice of denying African American or other minority groups equal access to housing through the process of misinformation, denial of reality and financing services, and racial steering. Roughly 40 percent of black students attend schools that are more than 90 percent minority, up from 34 percent 20 years ago. The existence of isolated and racially segregated housing has preserved racial mistrust, furthering ignorant stereotypes that inhibit our society from attaining true racial equality.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Segregation

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/03/26/26rothstein_ep.h33.html

http://dev.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/Vol141/seit.htm

Transcript:

AF: Thursday, May 22, 2014 I am interviewing, state your name

MK: Michael Kalman

AF: hello, how are you today?

MK: I am just fine, and how are you?

AF: I’m good, thank you!

AF: When were you born?

MK: August 8th 1944

AF: And Where?

MK: Pennsylvania

AF:what race are you and how did your race play a role in the civil rights?

MK:I am caucasian and my race was split on the civil rights issue because a lot of caucasians were bigoted and some were more enlightened and not bigoted.

AF: okay,  what are the main points you remember about the civil rights?

MK: the obstruction that minorities encountered, education, government, and housing along with bigotry they faced every day and certainly the protests that happened in the 1960’s. Those are what are stuck in my memory.

AF: Have you had any  experiences with discrimination?

MK: as a matter of fact i think I have, because when i was married to a woman who was hispanic and black, we were going to buy a house, so we went to the realtor and he was going to take us to see some homes. ANd we did. But he took us to the junkiest side of South-west Philadelphia I ever seen, the most dilapidated homes. The only reason why he did that was because he seen my wife.

AF: How did that make you feel?

MK: That made me feel angry a little bit and decided to go find some other relator.

AF: Okay, and where did you go to school?

MK: High school?

AF: Yeah

MK: In Uniontown, PA.

AF: What was it called?

MK: St. John’s high school

AF: Was it a segregated school?

MK: No, we had a few black students

AF: Who were some famous people during the civil rights movement?

MK: Certainly Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, but there were many others

AF: What did you hear about MLK him?

MK: That he was a minister down South, he was a leader of the civil rights movement and he did a lot.

AF:How did you feel when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated?

MK: I was stunned, but in a way not surprised because he lived a dangerous life.

AF:Growing up during segregation, can you recall an early incident when you recognized a difference of treatment on account of color?

MK: Basically when i was young housing was segregated

AF:Have your parents been affected by civil rights?

MK: I don’t believe so

AF: How did you feel when you heard that the nation would soon become equal?

MK: I thought it was about time, I think it was long over do, but I do not think it is done being fully equal

AF:Looking back on the way you lived back in the day compared to now, how do you feel the world has changed.

MK: That’s a pretty broad question, we’re more integrated as a society thats better. Everybody’s connected.

AF: Anything else you remember about civil rights?

MK: What back in the day?

AF: Yeah

MK:Let’s see families all work very hard back then, young people had a hard time finding jobs back then, and I think that’s it.

AF: Okay, well. That concludes our interview thank you for your time

MK: No thank you it was a pleasure

MK: And your a great granddaughter by the way.

AF: Thank you your a great Grandfather

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