Nadine Seiler interview, 2021-02-05
Content Description
Oral history interviews commissioned by the DC Public Library Foundation documenting a subset of the activist community at the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Lafayette Park who worked to protect and curate the Fence.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-02-05
Creator
- Seiler, Nadine, 1965- (Person)
- Rogers, Owen (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Karen Irwin and Aliza Leventhal's oral history interviews are not yet available in Dig DC. These interviews are accessible in the reading room of The People's Archive.
Biographical / Historical
Nadine Seiler was born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1965 and moved to the United States in 1987. She is a former home organizer and current activist who began protesting at the White House in 2018. During the Black Lives Matter national protests of summer 2020, Seiler witnessed the Lafayette Square security fence installation and guided its transition to a memorial fence.
Extent
From the Collection: 9 Files
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
This is an individual interview of Nadine J. Seiler (1965-) for which she responds to a series of questions asking about the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Washington, D.C. Seiler describes her burgeoning awareness of the Black Lives Matter social movement, her political demonstration activity, and her ultimate roles and responsibilities of caretaker and curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. She describes the preservation and curatorial skills that developed during the defense of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence and collaboration with fellow activists and fence defenders. Seiler curates three objects from the memorial fence and discusses the future of art donated to the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. Nadine J. Seiler (1965-) was the caretaker and curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository