Activist Ron Washington on the Section 504 protests and Civil Rights (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, Disability and Civil Rights activist Ron Washington discusses his experience in the 504 protests, as well as how those events intersected with the interests of the Civil Rights Movement. Washington discusses prejudices held in different activist communities, and efforts that were made to further Civil Rights collectively.

Tags: 504 protest , ada , americans with disabilities act , civil rights , disability , disability activism , disability rights movement , gay , gay rights , harvey milk , martin luther king jr. , mayor george moscone , mobility impairment , ronald washington , section 504 , wheelchair user

Added to Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability Collection on September 13, 2016.

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  • Publisher: Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
  • Format: mp4
  • Date: Spring 2014
  • Locale: 1970s; San Francisco Bay Area

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  • LON-01-04.mp4 (645.19 MB – MPEG4 video)

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