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Charles Augins Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Charles Augins. A noted dancer and choreographer, Augins is chair of the Dance Department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. After experiencing high school desegregation in Virginia, Augins became a civil rights activist and participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Interview conducted by telephone on April 3, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Charles Augins Oral History

Date:

04/03/2015

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 32 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0050

Curatorial Note:

Charles Augins won the 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer the Broadway production of Five Guys Named Moe. In addition to his work as an educator and choreographer, Augins has also appeared in several films, including Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Labyrinth (1986) and The Tall Guy (1989), and the science fiction television programs Blake's 7 (1981) and Red Dwarf (1988) -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Charles Augins Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Charles Augins. A noted dancer and choreographer, Augins is chair of the Dance Department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. After experiencing high school desegregation in Virginia, Augins became a civil rights activist and participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Interview conducted by telephone on April 3, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Charles Augins Oral History

Date:

04/03/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

Desegregation

Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 32 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0050

Curatorial Note:

Charles Augins won the 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer the Broadway production of Five Guys Named Moe. In addition to his work as an educator and choreographer, Augins has also appeared in several films, including Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Labyrinth (1986) and The Tall Guy (1989), and the science fiction television programs Blake's 7 (1981) and Red Dwarf (1988) -- Stephen Fagin, Curator