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  • Simeon Wright Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Wright, Simeon, American, 1942 - 2017
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:30:56
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.10.1a, 2011.174.10.1b, 2011.174.10.1c, and 2011.174.10.1d.
    Simeon Wright discusses his cousin, Emmett Till, and his attempts to correct the historical record concerning Till's murder. He recalls Till's visit to his home in Mississippi, going to Bryant's store, and the night that Till was kidnapped. He remembers the trial, moving to Chicago, and how the murder and publicity affected his family.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0010
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Law
    Race discrimination
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.10.1a-d
    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
  • John and Jean Rosenburg Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rosenburg, John J. D., born 1931
    Rosenburg, Jean, American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Quakers, English, founded c. 1650
    National Socialist German Workers' Party
    Wilmington College, American, founded 1870
    United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, American, founded 1957
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
    Duke University, American, founded 1838
    United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
    University of North Carolina School of Law, American, founded 1845
    Doar, John Andrew, American, 1921 - 2014
    Turnbow, Hartman, American, 1905 - 1988
    Voting Rights Act, American, founded 1965
    Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, American, founded 2002
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:36:57
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Germany, Europe
    Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 15, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.100.1a, 2011.174.100.1b, 2011.174.100.1c, 2011.174.100.1d, 2011.174.100.1e, 2011.174.100.1f, 2011.174.100.1g, 2011.174.100.1h, 2011.174.100.1i, and 2011.174.100.1j.
    Jean and John Rosenberg, J. D. begin this interview with recollections of their families' backgrounds. Jean learned about social issues as she was raised by a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, and John's family fled Germany under threat from the Nazis. Jean attended Wilmington College and became a research analyst for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. John grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, where FBI agents kept tabs on his family, attended Duke University, served in the Air Force, and attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. He became an attorney with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, which became effective after reorganization by John Doar. Much of this interview concerns Jean and John's work with the Civil Rights Division, including support for voter registration efforts in Georgia and Alabama, the investigation of the Hartman Turnbow case, in which a black activist was arrested for an arson attempt on his own home, and an effort to address a murder in Mississippi. John also addresses the effects of the Voting Rights Act in the South, the role of the lawyers in the Civil Rights Division in relation to the FBI and local law enforcement, and a variety of other cases and issues he dealt with. After retirement, the Rosenbergs founded the Appalachian Citizens Law Center.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0100
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil Rights
    Education
    Law
    Military
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    United States--History--1961-1969
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.100.1a-j
    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
  • William R. Lawrence Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Lawrence, William R., American, 1922 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Norfolk and Western Railway, American, 1838 - 1997
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:45:09
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 16, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.101.1a, 2011.174.101.1b, 2011.174.101.1c, and 2011.174.101.1d.
    William Lawrence describes his long career with the Norfolk and Western Railway in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawrence was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1922 but grew up in Roanoke and worked for the railroad most of his adult life. He discusses conditions of labor, race relations at the workplace, and his experience working as a foreman.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0101
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Labor
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.101.1a-d
    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
  • Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Hill, Oliver White Jr., American, born 1949
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Hill, Oliver White Sr., American, 1907 - 2007
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
    Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1950
    NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
    Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
    Moses, Robert Parris, American, born 1935
    Algebra Project, American, founded 1982
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:13:30
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 17, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.102.1a, 2011.174.102.1b, 2011.174.102.1c, 2011.174.102.1d, and 2011.174.102.1e.
    Oliver W. Hill, Jr., Ph.D. discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Justice Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Oliver Hill, Sr. reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill, Jr. describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0102
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil Rights
    Education
    Law
    Political organizations
    Segregation
    Social reform
    United States--History--1919-1933
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.102.1a-e
    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
  • 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 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
  • Virginia Simms George Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    George, Virginia Simms, American, born 1940
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
    Thalhimers, American, founded 1842
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:13:12
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 24, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.105.1a, 2011.174.105.1b, 2011.174.105.1c, 2011.174.105.1d, 2011.174.105.1e, and 2011.174.105.1f.
    Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0105
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Education
    Law
    Segregation
    Social reform
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.105.1a-f
    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
  • Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Brown, Robert J., American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
    President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
    Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:28
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Date
    October 1, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
    Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0106
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Africa
    American South
    Business
    Civil Rights
    Families
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    United States--History--1953-1961
    United States--History--1961-1969
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.106.1a-k
    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 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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    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
  • Abernathy Family Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Abernathy, Donzaleigh, American, born 1957
    Abernathy, Juandalynn R.
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph D. III, American, 1959 - 2016
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
    Subject of
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:02:33
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Stuttgart, Germany, Europe
    Date
    October 10, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of twenty-nine digital files: 2011.174.108.1a, 2011.174.108.1b, 2011.174.108.1c, 2011.174.108.1d, 2011.174.108.1e, 2011.174.108.1f, 2011.174.108.1g, 2011.174.108.1h, 2011.174.108.1i, 2011.174.108.1j, 2011.174.108.1k, 2011.174.108.1l, 2011.174.108.1m, 2011.174.108.1n, 2011.174.108.1o, 2011.174.108.1p, 2011.174.108.1q, 2011.174.108.1r, 2011.174.108.1s, 2011.174.108.1t, 2011.174.108.1u, 2011.174.108.1v, 2011.174.108.1w, 2011.174.108.1x, 2011.174.108.1y, 2011.174.108.1z, 2011.174.108.1aa, 2011.174.108.1bb, and 2011.174.108.1cc.
    Donzaleigh Abernathy, Juandalynn Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy, III, recall their father, Ralph David Abernathy and their own experiences as children in the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy children spent much of their childhoods with the children of Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike the King children, the Abernathy siblings actively participated in direct action, including the Poor People's Campaign. All three children felt palpably the fear of violence in their everyday lives. This interview offers an intimate portrait of the home of a civil rights icon and of the intense friendship between Abernathy and King.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0108
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Children
    Civil Rights
    Families
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.108.1a-cc
    Restrictions & Rights
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and Theresa Ann Walker Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, born 1929
    Walker, Theresa Ann E., American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:42:12
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 9, 2014
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.109.1a, 2011.174.109.1b, 2011.174.109.1c, 2011.174.109.1d, 2011.174.109.1e, 2011.174.109.1f, 2011.174.109.1g, and 2011.174.109.1h.
    The Reverend Doctor Wyatt Tee Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) from 1960-1964. Towards the end of the interview, his wife, Theresa Ann Walker, joins him on camera to talk briefly about her experiences in the movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0109
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil Rights
    Families
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.109.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Wheeler Parker Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Parker, Wheeler Jr., American, born 1939
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:07:09
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.11.1a, 2011.174.11.1b, 2011.174.11.1c, 2011.174.11.1d, 2011.174.11.1e, and 2011.174.11.1f.
    Wheeler Parker, Jr., discusses his visit to Mississippi with his cousin, Emmett Till. He recalls the incident at Bryant's store and the night that Till was kidnapped, and Till's funeral in Chicago. He remembers how the murder and publicity affected his family, the reopening of the case in 2004, and efforts to memorialize Till.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0011
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Hate crimes
    Law
    Race discrimination
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.11.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Civil Rights History Project
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    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Marilyn Luper Hildreth Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hildreth, Marilyn, American, born 1947
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Luper, Clara, American, 1923 - 2011
    Created by
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:33:16
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 24, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.12.1a, 2011.174.12.1b, and 2011.174.12.1c.
    Marilyn Hildreth describes growing up in segregated Oklahoma and the leadership of her mother, Clara Luper, in the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group. She recalls participating in a drug store sit-in as a child, and the success the group had with several restaurants in Oklahoma City. She remembers her mother's leadership in the African American community in Oklahoma, and her involvement in the 1968 sanitation workers' strike.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0012
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil Rights
    Labor
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.12.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Civil Rights History Project
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    Media Arts-Film and Video
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Calvin Luper Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Luper, Calvin, American, born 1946
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Luper, Clara, American, 1923 - 2011
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Dr. Atkins, Charles N., 1911 - 1988
    Porter, Edwin Melvin, American, 1930 - 2016
    Sipuel Fisher, Ada Lois, American, 1924 - 1995
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:24:04
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 24, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.13.1a, 2011.174.13.1b, 2011.174.13.1c, and 2011.174.13.1d.
    Calvin Luper remembers his mother, Clara Luper, and her leadership in Oklahoma City's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council. He recalls participating in sit-ins in drug stores and restaurants, and hosting a radio show with his mother. He also remembers other leaders in Oklahoma's civil rights movement, including Dr. Charles N. Atkins, E. Melvin Porter, and Ada Lois Sipuel.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0013
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil Rights
    Mass media
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Duration: Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.13.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 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 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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    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 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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    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Cynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Baker Anderson, Cynthia, American
    Anderson, Fletcher, American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
    Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:09
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 27, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.16.1a, 2011.174.16.1b, 2011.174.16.1c, and 2011.174.16.1d.
    Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the civil rights movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, the harassment of the police and Ku Klux Klan, and joining the Deacons of Defense and Justice. They discuss their job discrimination lawsuits, their friends involved in the civil rights movement, and the current state of race relations in Bogalusa.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0016
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil Rights
    Labor
    Law
    Race relations
    Segregation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.16.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Hicks Family Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
    F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
    Yates, Bill, American
    Miller, Steve, American
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:34:42
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.17.1a, 2011.174.17.1b, 2011.174.17.1c, 2011.174.17.1d, 2011.174.17.1e, 2011.174.17.1f, 2011.174.17.1g, 2011.174.17.1h, and 2011.174.17.1i.
    The Hicks family remembers their childhood in segregated Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their father, Robert Hicks, a local civil rights leader. They recall leading a children's civil rights march in Bogalusa to protest discrimination at Woolworth's, hosting two white civil rights workers, Bill Yates and Steve Miller, and being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice. THIS INTERVIEW IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0017
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil Rights
    Law
    Segregation
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.17.1a-i
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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  • Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bennett, Geraldine Crawford, American
    Breaux, Toni, American
    Jenkins, Willie Elliot, American
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
    Expose Jenkins, Gayle E., American, died 2002
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:05
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 28, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.18.1a, 2011.174.18.1b, 2011.174.18.1c, 2011.174.18.1d, 2011.174.18.1e, 2011.174.18.1f, 2011.174.18.1g, and 2011.174.18.1h.
    Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins remember their mother and sister Gayle Jenkins, a leader of the civil rights movement in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They discuss their family history, how the family became involved in the movement, and Willie Jenkins' court case to integrate the public schools. They recall being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, marching in local rallies, and memories of their late brother Don, who was also involved in the movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0018
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil Rights
    Education
    Justice
    Law
    Segregation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.18.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 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 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 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 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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