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Interviewer Name
Marcus Williams (Class of 2021)
Interview Date
11-9-2019
Interview Location
Brunswick, Maine
Document Type
Interview
Abstract
George Khaldun ’73 came to Bowdoin from New York at the suggestion of a mentor, the director of a library where Kahldun had worked part-time in high school. He shares that he was at first apprehensive of moving to Maine but decided to apply since it would provide a change of pace from the inner city. He discusses his political affiliation as a Black Panther and the comradery he felt in finding others at Bowdoin who shared his revolutionary beliefs. Kahldun found these men in the Afro-American Society, where he could connect with black people from across the country. He says this community helped hone his political beliefs but also adjust to the rigors of Bowdoin academics. Kahldun admits to struggling during his first year, after finding support in the Society, he was able to succeed in school.
Unique ID
AFAM50OH020
Recommended Citation
Khaldun, George, "Interview with George Khaldun (Class of 1973) by Marcus Williams" (2019). AF/AM/50 Oral History Project. 21.
https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/afam50oralhistory/21