Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Greenberg, Jack J.D., American, 1924 - 2016

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961

Board of Education of Topeka, American

Coke, H.D., American

City of Atlanta, American, founded 1837

Swann, James, American

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, American, founded 1960

Griggs, Willie, American

Duke Energy, American, founded 1904

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 00:47:20

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 18, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.34.1a, 2011.174.34.1b, 2011.174.34.1c, 2011.174.34.1d, 2011.174.34.1e, 2011.174.34.1f, 2011.174.34.1g, 2011.174.34.1h, and 2011.174.34.1i.

Jack Greenberg, J.D. remembers attending Columbia University Law School, working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and arguing the Brown v. Board of Education case. He discusses working on many other civil rights cases, such as Coke v. City of Atlanta, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Griggs v. Duke Power.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0034

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Justice

Law

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

2011.174.34.1a-i

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