Item Details

creator

Portman, Jack

McMillian, Courtney

date

2020-09-10T19:23:41Z

2020-09-10T19:23:41Z

2020-07-18

2020-09-10 (issued)

description

Courtney McMillian is a protest organizer and activist for the Black Lives Matter movement in Winston-Salem, NC. In this interview, McMillian, a graduate of Winston-Salem State University (majored in sociology and minored in public health) discusses her response to the current public health crisis and the state of the nation in terms of race relations. McMillian describes her initial reaction to COVID-19 as one of shock, hearing about it from a friend during a car ride right before spring break. As a retail worker, McMillian was able to provide her perspective on the use of social distancing, mask wearing, and other safety procedures in outside spaces such as stores. The interview then shifts to a discussion on race relations in the United States. She explains her views on the death of George Floyd and others and how these events shaped her opinions on the situation. As an organizer and protestor, she also provides key insight into the on the ground thoughts and feelings of those individuals protesting and organizing as a part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

format

audio/mp3

Oral histories

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/96986

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

Office of Civic and Community Engagement (RG22.6)

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subject

Coronavirus infections--History--Sources

COVID-19 (Disease)--History--Sources

Wake Forest University--History--Sources

Social justice

COVID-19 Student Interviews

Office of Civic and Community Engagement

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

Race relations

Black lives matter movement

Protest movements--United States

title

COVID-19 Student Interviews - McMillian, Courtney

type

Sound