McKinney, Richard video oral history and transcript

Description:	Interview with Richard Mac McKinney taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: McKinneys early life in Cincinnati; the religious and cultural environment he grew up in; joining the Marine Corps, switching to the Army; moving to Muncie; when he was wounded in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006; his family; when he became aware of the Muslim community in Muncie; becoming a Muslim; the diversity of the Muslim community in Muncie; how McKinneys perception of events in the Middle East have changed after converting to Islam; the 2016 United States Presidential election; his sense of identity; and his hopes for the future. An interview from Muslims in Muncie, an hour-long documentary film that traces a half-century of Muslims community building in Muncie, Indiana, from the 1960s to 2018, as told by community members. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	2018-03-01; 2018-03-29
Created By:	Roddell, Devon M. McKinney, Richard
Contributor(s):	Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N.
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/0
Collection:	Muslims in Muncie Oral Histories and Documentary Project
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography:	Muncie Delaware County Indiana United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Oral histories McKinney, Richard--Interviews Islam Cincinnati (Ohio) Christianity Persian Gulf War, 1991 Iraq War, 2003-2011 September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Islamic Center of Muncie Ball State University. Muslim Student Association Arab-Israeli conflict Christianity Christians Conversion Race Shīʻah Islamic sects Sunnites Trump, Donald, 1946-

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