Bruce Hartford

Summary

Bruce Hartford was active with several Civil Rights Movement organizations including SCLC, CORE and SNCC. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, January 15, 1944 to Communist Party activist parents, and grew up in Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles, Bruce joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) before heading to Selma, Alabamas to work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He helped keep order during the infamous march from Selma to Montgomery. Bruce also worked on voting rights initiatives in Lowndes County Alabama and in Grenada, Mississippi. Bruce became a founding member and longtime officer in the National Writers Union while developing a career as a technical writer in Silicon Valley. He is an accomplished author and current webspinner of CRMVet.org living in San Francisco, CA. Troublemaker: Memories of the Freedom Movement is his latest book.

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Date: April 27, 2020

Interviewers:

  • Lead: Sam Jubb, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Support: Zion DeBerry, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Instructor: Howard Levin, Director of Educational Innovation

Location: Recorded via Zoom teleconferencing system. Bruce Hartford was at his home in San Francisco. The interview Team was in their separate homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area during the “shelter in place” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration: 73 min

hartford_bruce-4-27-2020.mp4

This is the first of 3 interviews with Bruce Hartford. Students interviewed him two more times on 4/29 and on 5/4/2020 (below)

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Date: April 30 2020

Interviewers:

  • Lead: Sam Jubb, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Support: Zion DeBerry, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Instructor: Howard Levin, Director of Educational Innovation

Location: Recorded via Zoom teleconferencing system. Bruce Hartford was at his home in San Francisco. The interview Team was in their separate homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area during the “shelter in place” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration: 67 min

Bruce_Hartford_4-30-20.mp4

This is the second of 3 interviews with Bruce Hartford. Students interviewed him previously on 4/27/20 (above) and again on 5/4/2020 (below).

The transcript and video can be opened independently to provide user control
Hartford_Bruce-4_30_20

Date: May 4, 2020

Interviewers:

  • Lead: Sam Jubb, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Support: Zion DeBerry, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Instructor: Howard Levin, Director of Educational Innovation

Location: Recorded via Zoom teleconferencing system. Bruce Hartford was at his home in San Francisco. The interview Team was in their separate homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area during the “shelter in place” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration: 84 min

Bruce_Hartford_5-4-20.mp4

This is the third of 3 interviews with Bruce Hartford. Students interviewed him twice previously (above) on 4/27/20 & 4/29/2020

The transcript and video can be opened independently to provide user control
Bruce_Hartford_5-4-20