Oral History with Nathan Simms, 2020

Transcript of an oral history conducted on June 25, 2020, with Nathan Simms, the Director for Community and Governmental Affairs. In this interview, Mr. Simms discusses the impact of COVID-19 on his personal and professional life. He also describes his reaction to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police and his participation in the resulting protests, part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Additionally, he discusses the Black Men Speak event held at RCC in response to continuing police brutality towards African Americans.

A video oral history conducted by archivist Julia Greider with Nathan Simms, Director for Community and Governmental Affairs, on June 25, 2020. [Note: At the beginning of the video, Julia Greider incorrectly states the date as May 25. It was in fact June 25, 2020.] In this interview, Mr. Simms discusses the impact of COVID-19 on his personal and professional life. He also describes his reaction to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police and his participation in the resulting protests, part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Additionally, he discusses the Black Men Speak event held at RCC in response to continuing police brutality towards African Americans.