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Photograph of Negro History Week display at The Emporium

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 13/16 x 8 in. (25 x 20.3 cm)

Type: photographs

Date: February 19, 1957

Caption: This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description: A black-and-white photograph of the first display for Negro History Week in The Emporium in San Francisco, CA mounted on faded green construction paper. The photograph depicting a single display case holding a quilt, American flag, photographs, books, and album covers was installed by Francis Albrier. The photograph and construction paper are adhered to page six (6) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).

Topic: African American; Education; Line 22. Historical artifacts; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection

Object number: 2010.60.1.6

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of Norma Merrick Sklarek and Mayor Tom Bradley

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012; Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by: Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)

Type: chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1984

Description: A color photograph of Norma Sklarek with Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley. Sklarek, Bradley, and an unidentified man are in the center of the image. There are unidentified people standing in the background. Sklarek, on the left side, is in profile and wearing a blue top with various patches. Bradley is in the center, facing toward Sklarek. He is wearing a suit, striped tie, and white pinback button reading [NOBODY SERVES REPUBLIC LIKE REPUBLIC EMPLOYEES]. An unidentified man wearing a LAX badge and a plaid shirt is looking at the camera. The reverse has a back print for [FUJICOLOR / PAPER].

Topic: African American; Architecture; Photography; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff

Object number: TA2018.23.5.1.1.4

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography; Archival Collections

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as John Kerry’s running mate

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954; Secretary of State Kerry, John, American, born 1943

Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: ca. 2004

Description: A pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as a Vice Presidential running mate for Senator John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. The button is red with white, block text the reads, [THE BEST/ FOR 2004 / JOHN / KERRY / & / OPRAH / WINFREY]. Below the text are two, cropped, color photographic images of John Kerry and Oprah Winfrey. Kerry is depicted from the shoulders up, in three quarters profile. He is looking towards the left side of the button. He is wearing a black jacket, white button down shirt, and a pink tie. Winfrey is depicted from the waist up, facing the viewer, with her arms slightly extended. She is wearing a grey, off-the-shoulders, wrap dress. Her image overlays Kerry's. The back of the button is silver toned with a silver toned pin.

Topic: African American; Actors; Politics (Practical); Television; United States--History--2001-

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs

Object number: 2017.72.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster for voter registration made by the NAACP

Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Subject of: Wallace, George, American, 1919 - 1998; Goldwater, Barry Morris, American, 1909 - 1998; Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946

Medium: colored ink on cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm)

Type: political posters

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1964

Description: An NAACP poster, black and red ink on white cardboard, advocating voter registration to: "Stop / Goldwater, Wallace, and the Klu [sic] Klux Klan / Now". Included on the poster is a list of registration locations and a notice that the poster was created by the New York branch of the NAACP Youth Council.

Topic: African American; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Suffrage; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.10.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7

Created by: Wollensak, American, 1899 - 1972
Used by: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Mosque No. 7, American, founded 1946

Medium: metal and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/2 x 12 x 10 5/8 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 27 cm)

Type: audio equipment; machine-readable artifacts

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1960

Description: Wollensak Stereo-tape magnetic recorder, Model T-1515. Beige plastic with silver metal. The front of the recorder has several beige buttons to play, record and stop as well as volume and tone controls. There is a counter to track the time of the recording to the left of the buttons. The lid of the recorder lifts off so that tape reels can be placed inside for recording. The lid of the recorder has the words [3M WOLLENSAK]. The handle on the side of the recorder also includes the word [WOLLENSAK].

Topic: African American; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Religious groups; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.53

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button commemorating Christopher Street Liberation Day

Commissioned by: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, 1970 - 1984
Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
Designed by: BC Graphics, founded 1982

Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 1 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1984

Description: A button celebrating the 1984 Christopher Street Liberation Day. The button face has a wide light pink margin with dark pink text reading [UNITY & MORE IN '84 / New York City Gays & Lesbians / Remember Stonewall]. The center of the button features a gray silhouette of the Statue of Liberty in a dark pink circle with light pink text that reads [Christopher Street Liberation Day June 24, 1984 / 15th ANNIVERSARY]. Text at the very edge of the light pink margin reads [N.G. SLATER CORP. N.Y.C. 10011 {union label} / Designed by bc graphics/989-7563 / CSLDC © 1984].

Topic: African American; Activism; Identity; Politics (Practical); Sexuality

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number: 2014.183.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program

Created by: Young Lords Party, American, founded 1966
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date: c. 1970

Description: A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Children; Communities; Cooking and dining; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; Social reform; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.109.7.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Patch with "CHICANO POWER"

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: thread, adhesive
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

Type: patches (costume accessories)

Date: 1970s

Description: An embroidered patch that reads: [CHICANO / POWER] around the outside edge. In the center is a clenched fist. The border, text, and fist are rendered with a brown thread; the background is a lighter tan.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Identity; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number: 2014.183.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Sign about the integration of the Detroit Tigers

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogell, William George, American, 1904 - 2003; Ozzie Virgil, Sr., Dominican American, born 1932; Detroit Tigers, American, founded 1894

Medium: paint on paper on cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 27 3/4 x 20 in. (70.5 x 50.8 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1958

Description: A large red and black hand-painted sign on paper mounted to a large piece of cardboard, with the message: [Mr. Rogell The Tigers Arent All White Anymore!].

Topic: African American; Activism; Baseball; Civil Rights; Politics (Practical); Race relations; Segregation; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2012.46.28

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Box signed by Jimmy Carter housing a cuff link worn by Eugene Allen

Created by: Unidentified
Worn by: Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010
Signed by: President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924

Medium: cardboard, coated paper, synthetic fiber, ink
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 2.5 cm)

Type: boxes (containers)

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1977-1981

Description: Box signed by President Jimmy Carter containing one cuff link from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The white box is signed on the lid by Carter in green ink. The white box is slightly discolored. There is an insert inside the box with two (2) hand-made holes to secure cuff links. Only one cuff link is in the box and the second opening is empty.

Topic: African American; Business; Clothing and dress; Government; Labor; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number: 2018.5.1.9.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Occupational

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Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Thelwell, Ekwueme Michael Ph.D., Jamaican, born 1939
Interviewed by: Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
Subject of: Howard University, American, founded 1867; Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 04:15:05

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 23, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of twenty-four digital files: 2011.174.104.1a, 2011.174.104.1b, 2011.174.104.1c, 2011.174.104.1d, 2011.174.104.1e, 2011.174.104.1f, 2011.174.104.1g, 2011.174.104.1h, 2011.174.104.1i, 2011.174.104.1j, 2011.174.104.1k, 2011.174.104.1l, 2011.174.104.1m, 2011.174.104.1n, 2011.174.104.1o, 2011.174.104.1p, 2011.174.104.1q, 2011.174.104.1r, 2011.174.104.1s, 2011.174.104.1t, 2011.174.104.1u, 2011.174.104.1v, 2011.174.104.1w, and 2011.174.104.1x.; Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. remembers his time as a student activist at Howard University and his experiences with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Working primarily out of Washington, D.C., Thelwell marched in and organized demonstrations and made major contributions to SNCC and MFDP strategy around voter registration and the MFDP's 1965 effort to challenge the seating of the Mississippi congressional delegation. He details the developing MFDP strategy, his attempts to navigate Washington politics, and his relationships with various figures involved in the effort.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0104

Topic: African American; Activism; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Local and regional; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.104.1a-x

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Rev. Dr. Harry Blake Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Reverend Doctor Blake, Harry, American, born 1934
Interviewed by: Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
Subject of: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Bishop College, American, 1881 - 1988; Mount Canaan Baptist Church, American, founded 1894

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:10:22

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 3, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.107.1a, 2011.174.107.1b, 2011.174.107.1c, and 2011.174.107.1d.; The Reverend Doctor Harry Blake discusses his childhood on a plantation in Louisiana in the 1930s and 1940s and how he became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Shreveport, Louisiana. Blake joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1960 after he heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., give a speech at Bishop College in Texas, where he was a student. Blake discusses his pastorate at Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Shreveport, how he came to develop a good relationship with local politicians, and the work he continues to do within the context of the civil rights struggle.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0107

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Children; Civil Rights; Education; Politics (Practical); Religion; Social reform; United States--History--1933-1945; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.107.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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James Oscar Jones Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Jones, James Oscar, American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939; Grinage, Ben, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:06:49

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America; Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 25, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.14.1a, 2011.174.14.1b, 2011.174.14.1c, 2011.174.14.1d, 2011.174.14.1e, 2011.174.14.1f, 2011.174.14.1g, and 2011.174.14.1h.; James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He discusses his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and meeting activists Bill Hansen and Ben Grinage. He recalls participating in sit-ins at Woolworth's drug store in Pine Bluff, and helping African Americans in rural areas become political candidates.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0014

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.14.1a-h

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Sobol, Richard Barry, American, born 1937; Buxton Sobol, Anne, American
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010; Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964; Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, American; Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:01:07

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 26, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h.; Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a civil rights lawyer. He recalls meeting Robert Hicks of Bogalusa, Louisiana, being personally protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, and his involvement in many job discrimination cases brought against the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. He also discusses other employment, labor union, and housing discrimination cases he argued. His wife, Anne, is also briefly interviewed.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0015

Topic: African American; American South; Civil Rights; Housing; Labor; Law; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.15.1a-h

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Annie Pearl Avery Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Avery, Anne Pearl, American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Albany Movement, American, 1961 - 1962; Moore, William Lewis, American, 1927 - 1963

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:31:05

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America; Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 31, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.19.1a, 2011.174.19.1b, 2011.174.19.1c, 2011.174.19.1d, 2011.174.19.1e, 2011.174.19.1f, and 2011.174.19.1g.; Annie Pearl Avery remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at age sixteen. She recalls attending a SNCC meeting in Atlanta and being stranded and threatened in Marietta, Georgia, on the way home. She discusses her involvement in the Albany Movement, her many arrests for protesting, marching with William Moore, and participating in voter registration drives in many locations across the South.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0019

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Law; Politics (Practical); Social reform; Suffrage; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.19.1a-g

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Gwendolyn M. Patton Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881; Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961; Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:51:26

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 1, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.20.1a, 2011.174.20.1b, 2011.174.20.1c, 2011.174.20.1d, 2011.174.20.1e, 2011.174.20.1f, 2011.174.20.1g, and 2011.174.20.1h.; Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she became involved in many civil rights organizations and was elected student body president. She recalls hosting the Freedom Riders in 1961, and spending a year in a segregated sanitarium when she had tuberculosis. She recounts organizing Tuskegee students for the Selma to Montgomery March, occupying the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and registering voters in Lowndes County.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0020

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Medicine; Politics (Practical); Social reform; Suffrage; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.20.1a-h

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:21:53

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America; South Carolina, United States, North and Central America; Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 4, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.; Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Civil Rights; Labor; Law; Politics (Practical); Segregation; Social reform; Suffrage; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.21.1a-e

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Honorable Finney, Ernest Adolphus Jr., American, born 1931
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896; Friendship Nine, American, founded 1961; South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, American, founded 1972; South Carolina Supreme Court, American, founded 1841

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:54:44

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 8, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f.; The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine", a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0025

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Civil Rights; Education; Law; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.25.1a-f

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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William Saunders Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Saunders, William, American, born 1935
Interviewed by: Taylor, Kieran Walsh
Subject of: Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972; Highlander Folk School, American; Charleston Hospital Workers Movement

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:23:43

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Johns Island, Charleston+County"&edan_local=1&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 9, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.; William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the Lowcountry Newsletter, helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Civil Rights; Education; Korean War, 1950-1953; Labor; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.27.1a-d

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Evans Derrell Hopkins Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Hopkins, Evans Derrell, American, born 1954
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:58:21

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America; Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America; Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 7, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i.; Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland, California, and working on Bobby Seale's campaign for Mayor of Oakland. He also discusses his imprisonment for car theft and the high rate of incarceration among African American men.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0029

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Black power; Civil Rights; Education; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Prisons; Segregation; Social reform; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.29.1a-i

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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