Participants Needed for Oral History Research/Dissertation Project: Multiracial Americans in the 1960s and 70s
Marlena Boswell, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of History
Indiana University, Bloomington
2019-02-01
I am a Ph.D. candidate researching the racial politics of multiracial individuals in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. While the scholarly literature clearly establishes how society has historically viewed and racially identified multiracial Americans, I am seeking to understand how multiracial individuals racially identified themselves and how they related to the various race-based movements of the 60s and 70s. Therefore, I am seeking volunteers to share their stories in this oral history project.
I am seeking multiracial individuals who:
- Were born between 1945 and 1965
- Preferably (but not necessarily) have ties to the U.S. military
Because a portion of my research will focus on the U.S. military presence overseas in the post-World War II years and its role in the growth of the multiracial population, I am seeking (but not limiting participation to) individuals who come from multiracial families that grew out of the U.S. military presence in:
Please note: There is no monetary compensation for participation in this project.
If you are interested, please email me, Marlena Boswell, at mrb4@indiana.edu or brown.marlena@yahoo.com.