Berl Boykin oral history interview (part 1), November 13, 2017
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Berl Boykin discusses growing up in the south (Florida and Georgia) as a gay man. He extensively discusses sexual repression of gay men and women. He also talk about The Georgia Gay Liberation Front, the Civil Rights Movement, and Atlanta culture of the 1960s and 1970s. He opens and closes the interview by reading his own poetry.
Dates
- Creation: November 13, 2017
Creator
- Boykin, Berl A., 1944-2018 (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Oral history available for research.
Biographical Note:
Berl Boykin was born in 1944 in Miami, Fl. He is a poet, playwright, producer/director, and actor. He was a founding member of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. He was a participant in the Atlanta underground newspaper The Great Speckled Bird in the 1970s.
Extent
1 Item(s) (audio/video (2:36:20))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
[8.903 GB; Born digital oral history, WAV file, 7 MTS files]
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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