Conor Tomas Reed: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations oral history collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

In the interview, Reed discusses his racial identity; educational experiences; parents' activism with the nuclear disarmament movement; and his own activism, particularly with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Interview conducted by Manissa Maharawal.

Biographical note

Conor Tomas Reed was born to a Puerto Rican mother and an Irish American father in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in New York City and Texas. Reed attended the City College of New York and studied English at the Graduate Center at City University of New York, both located in New York City. He was actively involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the interview is available onsite at the Brooklyn Historical Society's Othmer Library. The Brooklyn Historical Society does not have permission to license oral history audio recordings or transcripts to third parties.

Subjects

Topics

Racially mixed families; Education, Higher -- New York (State) -- New York; Racially ambiguous people; Race identity; Puerto Ricans |z Texas; Police brutality |z United States; Occupy movement |z New York (State) |z New York; Demonstrations |z United States

Conor Tomas Reed, 2014 June 4, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Biographical note

Conditions Governing Access

Subjects

Topics