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Randall Lee Kryn is an American
Randy Kryn | |
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| Born | Randall Lee Kryn October 12, 1949 Civil Rights Movement |
| Main interests | James Bevel, Selma to Montgomery marches, Chicago Freedom Movement, Birmingham campaign, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
Early life and education
Kryn was born to mother Beatrice Kryn and father Chester North on October 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a student of Oak Park and River Forest High School, class of 1967.[2] Thereafter, he studied in college, graduating with an A.A. at Morton College in 1970, and a B.S. in journalism at Northern Illinois University in 1973.[3]
Community organizing and politics
In 1978, Kryn served as assistant public relations director for the Oak Park Festival;[3] that same year, he also founded the Oak Park Center of Creativity and was its president until 1990. It has been a registered non-profit organization since 1980, and today has assets of more than $50 million. Kryn ran for Illinois Senate in 1982 as a Republican; meanwhile, in 1980–1983, he was a legislation aide to the representative in the 21st district Illinois General Assembly.[3]
Historiography and writing
Kryn began writing and researching for William M. Young & Associates in 1977;
Activism
On August 28, 1996, Kryn (then a Madison, Wisconsin resident) was detained by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago.[7] 10 others were arrested along with Kryn, including David Dellinger and Andrew Hoffman. Kryn was also an early activist for the preservation of Ray Bradbury's hometown records in Waukegan, Illinois and contributed his own work to the Waukegan Initiative.[8]
Personal life and other endeavors
In 1992, Kryn founded Madison
Notes
- ^ As of November 19, 2022
References
- ^ Ralph, James (November 2005). "James Ralph: Response to Randy Kryn". Chicago Freedom Movement. Middlebury College, Vermont. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL) - Class of 1967. Digital Data Online, Inc. 1967 [1st published]. p. 181.
- ^ a b c d e "Randall Lee Kryn". Prabook.com. Prabook, World Biographical Encyclopedia. 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (May 9, 2014). "Common Is James Bevel, Andre Holland Is Andrew Young In Ava DuVernay's MLK Tale 'Selma'". deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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Kryn, Randy (2005–2010). "Movement Revision Research Summary Regarding James Bevel". middlebury.edu. Middlebury College. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Garrow, David; Kryn, Randy (1989). James L. Bevel, The Strategist of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. We Shall Overcome. Vol. 2. Brooklyn: Carlson Publishing Company. p. (unknown).
- ^ "The Federal Protective Service arrested 11 protesters Wednesday in...", United Press International, August 28, 1996, retrieved November 19, 2022
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Eller, Jonathan; Toupounce, William (2004) [1st published]. Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction (illustrated ed.). Kent State University Press. p. xxi. ISBN 9780873387798.
- ^ "Randall Lee Kryn". ohioresidentdatabase.com. Ohio Secretary of State. 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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