1986-1987

Label

1986-1987

Inclusive dates

1986-1987

Creator

• Allen, Reginald

Contributor

• African American Oral History Project
• Cherry, Alan Gerald

Interviewer

• Cherry, Alan Gerald

Subject

• Blacks
• New York (State) -- Social conditions -- Interviews
• Race -- Religious aspects | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• African American Mormons -- Interviews
• Oral histories
• African Americans -- New York (State) | New York -- Interviews
• Allen, Reginald -- Interviews
• African Americans -- Drug use -- New York (State) | New York
• Mormons -- Attitudes
• Race relations -- Religious aspects | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Mormons -- New York (State) | New York -- Interviews
• Drug utilization -- New York (State) -- Interviews

Genre

• Interviews
• Oral histories

Language

eng

Summary

This collection consists of an interview tape, two typescripts, and a bound copy of an oral history interview with Allen conducted by Alan Cherry on 25 September 1986 as part of the LDS Afro-American Oral History Project by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University

Biographical or historical data

Allen is a black member of the Mormon Church.

Cataloging source

UPB

Form designation

Oral history

Summary expansion

• Allen discusses his childhood, military career, and employment history. He evaluates local drug abuse programs and addresses the interaction between races in Harlem, New York, where he has lived most of his life. He comments on his marriages, family members and relationships, and his conversion to the Mormon Church. He describes his activities within that church, his civic responsibilities, and how he balances these with his work
• He expresses his concern for universal brotherhood, racial attitudes, and ethnic values