McKinney, Samuel Berry, 1926- interviewee. Cline, David P., 1969- interviewer. Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) moving image Filmed Interviews. lcgft Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Video recordings. lcgft eng The Reverend Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attending Morehouse College, where he got to know fellow freshman Martin Luther King, Jr. After service in the Army Flight Corps during World War II and finishing his college education, McKinney became a minister at a church in Seattle, Washington, where he contributed to the creation of the Liberty Bank. He discusses his role in founding the Central Area Civil Rights Committee in Seattle. Recorded in Seattle, Washington, on April 17, 2013. Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.). The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement. The Reverend Dr. Samuel McKinney attended Morehouse College and became the minister of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington. He was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Seattle and founded the Central Area Civil Rights Committee. Finding aid McKinney, Samuel Berry, 1926---Interviews. African American civil rights workers--Washington (State)--Interviews. African American clergy--Interviews. Civil rights movements--United States. Civil rights movements--Washington (State) Civil Rights History Project collection http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0085 Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at