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Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Carawan, Candie, American, born 1939; Carawan, Guy Hughes, American, 1927 - 2015
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Fisk University, American, founded 1866; Highlander Folk School, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:54:11

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 19, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.; Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052

Topic: Activism; American South; Civil rights; Education; Folk (Music); HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Singers (Musicians); Social reform; United States--History--1953-1961; 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: 2011.174.52.1a-e

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

Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942; Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963; NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936; Kennard, Clyde, American, 1927 - 1963; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869; Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:01:26

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America; Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America; Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 20, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.; Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054

Topic: Activism; American South; Civil rights; Education; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Political organizations; 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: 2011.174.54.1a-g

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

Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.8.1a, 2011.174.8.1b, 2011.174.8.1c, 2011.174.8.1d, 2011.174.8.1e, 2011.174.8.1f, 2011.174.8.1g, and 2011.174.8.1h.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Dr. Derby, Doris, American
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936; Hunter College, American, founded 1870; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Free Southern Theater, American, 1963 - 1980; Head Start Program, American, founded 1965

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:51:05

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America; Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: April 26, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.8.1a, 2011.174.8.1b, 2011.174.8.1c, 2011.174.8.1d, 2011.174.8.1e, 2011.174.8.1f, 2011.174.8.1g, and 2011.174.8.1h.; Doris Derby discusses her childhood in the Bronx, joining a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and attending Hunter College. She talks about going to an Episcopal church. She recalls her work in African art and dance, and traveling to Albany, Georgia, to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with voter registration. She remembers teaching adult literacy in Mississippi with SNCC, starting the Free Southern Theater, and working for Head Start.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0008

Topic: American South; Art; Associations and institutions; Children; Civil rights; Dance; Education; Religion; Social reform; Suffrage; Theatre; United States--History--1961-1969; Urban life

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: 2011.174.8.1a-h

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

Jack Greenberg, J.D. Oral History Interview

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.

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

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

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: 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

Pete Seeger Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976; Highlander Folk School, American; President Barack Obama, American, born 1961; Hayes, Rutherford B., American, 1822 - 1893

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:57:22

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America; Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 22, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.; Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039

Topic: Activism; Civil rights; Musicians; 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: 2011.174.39.1a-d

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

Audrey Nell Hamilton and JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Hamilton, Audrey Nell, American; Ulmer, JoeAnn Anderson, American
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015; F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:06:20

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 13, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b.; Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnn Ulmer recall growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and participating in sit-ins led by Robert Hayling, D.D. at Woolworth's drug store as teenagers. They recall serving a sentence in jail, attending reform school, and meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jackie Robinson.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0044

Topic: Activism; American South; Civil rights; Prisons; Resistance; Segregation; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969; Youth

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: 2011.174.44.1ab

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

Charles Melvin Sherrod Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.22.1a and 2011.174.22.1b.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Albany Movement, American, 1961 - 1962

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:20:25

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 4, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.22.1a and 2011.174.22.1b.; The Reverend Charles Sherrod recalls how he became involved in the Albany Movement in Georgia, recruited local residents, and led marches and protests against segregation.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0022

Topic: Activism; American South; Civil rights; Segregation; 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: 2011.174.22.1ab

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

Alfred Moldovan, MD Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.36.1a, 2011.174.36.1b, 2011.174.36.1c, and 2011.174.36.1d.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Moldovan, Alfred MD, American, born 1921
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: United States Air Force, American, founded 1947; Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:58:31

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

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

Date: July 19, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.36.1a, 2011.174.36.1b, 2011.174.36.1c, and 2011.174.36.1d.; Alfred Moldovan, MD remembers growing up in the Bronx and the influence of his parents, who were Jewish Hungarian immigrants. He recalls serving in the air force as a radio repairman during World War II and later attending medical school. He discusses founding the Medical Committee for Human Rights and traveling to the South to assist injured civil rights activists at events such as the Selma to Montgomery March.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0036

Topic: American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; Families; Medicine; Military; Race relations; United States--History--1961-1969; World War II

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: 2011.174.36.1a-d

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

Marilyn Luper Hildreth Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.12.1a, 2011.174.12.1b, and 2011.174.12.1c.

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; digital media - born digital

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

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: Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Children; Civil rights; Labor; 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: 2011.174.12.1abc

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

Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview

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.

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; digital media - born digital

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

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: 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

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

The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Honorable Perry, Matthew J. Jr., American, 1921 - 2011
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896; NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:55:52

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

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

Date: June 7, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c.; The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr. [August 3, 1921-July 29, 2011] (At the time of the interview, he was still hearing cases for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, after taking senior status in 1995.) recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and his admiration for the African American lawyers who mentored him.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0024

Topic: American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Law; Military; Race discrimination; Social reform; World War II

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: 2011.174.24.1abc

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

Thomas Walter Gaither Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.43.1a, 2011.174.43.1b, 2011.174.43.1c, 2011.174.43.1d, 2011.174.43.1e, 2011.174.43.1f, 2011.174.43.1g, 2011.174.43.1h, 2011.174.43.1i, and 2011.174.43.1j.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Gaither, Thomas Walter Ph. D., American, born 1938
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Claflin University, American, founded 1869; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942; Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961; University of Iowa, American, founded 1847

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:10:47

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America; Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America; Hollywood, Browar County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 12, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.43.1a, 2011.174.43.1b, 2011.174.43.1c, 2011.174.43.1d, 2011.174.43.1e, 2011.174.43.1f, 2011.174.43.1g, 2011.174.43.1h, 2011.174.43.1i, and 2011.174.43.1j.; Thomas Gaither, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his Ph. D. in biology at the University of Iowa.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0043

Topic: Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Prisons; Resistance; Segregation; 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: 2011.174.43.1a-j

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

William Lamar Strickland, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.58.1a and 2011.174.58.1b.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Strickland, William Lamar Ph. D., American, born 1937
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Boston Latin School, American, founded 1635; Harvard University, American, founded 1636; United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965; Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961; Harding, Vincent Ph. D., American, 1931 - 2014

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:09:32

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 23, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.58.1a and 2011.174.58.1b.; William Strickland, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Boston Latin High School and Harvard University, and serving as a Marine. He remembers his friendship with Malcolm X, joining the Northern Student Movement, and his work with Vincent Harding and the Institute of the Black World. He also discusses the current research on Malcolm X and his opinions on politics.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0055

Topic: Activism; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; Military; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1953-1961; 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: 2011.174.55.1ab

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

Jamila Jones Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.9.1a, 2011.174.9.1b, 2011.174.9.1c, and 2011.174.9.1d.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Jones, Jamila, American, born 1944
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: The Montgomery Gospel Trio, American; Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961; Highlander Folk School, American; Harambee Singers, American, founded 1966

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:49:27

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: April 27, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.9.1a, 2011.174.9.1b, 2011.174.9.1c, and 2011.174.9.1d.; Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the civil rights movement. She recalls helping the Freedom Riders, visiting the Highlander Folk Center, writing a new verse of the song "We Shall Overcome", and founding the Harambee Singers.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0009

Topic: American South; Civil rights; Singers (Musicians); Social reform; United States--History--1953-1961; 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: 2011.174.9.1a-d

Purcell Maurice Conway Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.45.1a, 2011.174.45.1b, 2011.174.45.1c, and 2011.174.45.1d.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Conway, Purcell Maurice, American, founded 1948
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:16:44

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint ohns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 13, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.45.1a, 2011.174.45.1b, 2011.174.45.1c, and 2011.174.45.1d.; Purcell Conway recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and working many odd jobs. He recalls facing discrimination, participating in demonstrations, and witnessing a riot when attempting to integrate the beach. He also discusses moving to New York City, his career as a police officer, and successfully suing the city for discrimination in promotions.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0045

Topic: Activism; American South; Civil rights; Justice; Labor; Race discrimination; Race riots; 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: 2011.174.45.1a-d

Barbara Edna Vickers Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.46.1a, 2011.174.46.1b, 2011.174.46.1c, and 2011.174.46.1d.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Vickers, Barbara Edna, American, born 1923
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:58:57

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 13, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.46.1a, 2011.174.46.1b, 2011.174.46.1c, and 2011.174.46.1d.; Barbara Vickers recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, working in a shipyard in New York during World War II, and returning to St. Augustine with her husband. She remembers working as a beautician, working with her neighbor, Robert Hayling, D.D. to organize civil rights protests and participating in kneel-ins in segregated churches. She also discusses raising money to build a monument to the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement in St. Augustine.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0046

Topic: Activism; American South; Business; Civil rights; Labor; Religion; Segregation; 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: 2011.174.46.1a-d

Cynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson Oral History Interview

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.

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; digital media - born digital

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

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: Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Labor; Law; Race relations; Segregation; United States--History--1961-1969; White supremacy movements

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: 2011.174.16.1a-d

Gwendolyn Annette Duncan Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.47.1a and 2011.174.47.1b.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Duncan, Gwendolyn Annette, American, born 1956
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946; ACCORD Freedom Trail, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:33:37

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Lincolnville, Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 14, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.47.1a and 2011.174.47.1b.; Gwendolyn Duncan recalls her family history in Saint Augustine, Florida, watching a Ku Klux Klan parade through the black neighborhood of Lincolnville, and integrating a white school. She discusses the efforts in St. Augustine to commemorate the local civil rights movement, including the ACCORD Freedom Trail.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0047

Topic: American South; Civil rights; Education; Segregation; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969; White supremacy movements

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: 2011.174.47.1ab

Robert Bagner Hayling, D.D Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: United States Air Force, American, founded 1947; Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, American, founded 1884; NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936; Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:54:48

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America; Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 14, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.; Robert Hayling, D.D recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses resigning from the NAACP, the support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for local protests, and his move to Cocoa, Florida.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0048

Topic: Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Hate crimes; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Medicine; Military; Race discrimination; Social reform; White supremacy movements; World War II

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: 2011.174.48.1a-f

Cecil J. Williams Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.26.1a, 2011.174.26.1b, 2011.174.26.1c, 2011.174.26.1d, and 2011.174.26.1e.

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Williams, Cecil J., American, born 1937
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963; Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993; Briggs, Harry Jr., American, 1941 - 2016; Elliott, R. M., American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:56:47

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

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

Place collected: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 9, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.26.1a, 2011.174.26.1b, 2011.174.26.1c, 2011.174.26.1d, and 2011.174.26.1e.; Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for several African American publications in his teens. He remembers photographing President Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and other civil rights leaders. He also discusses the Briggs v. Elliot school desegregation case, and his photographs of the Orangeburg Massacre.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0026

Topic: American South; Civil rights; Law; Photography; United States--History--1945-1953; 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: 2011.174.26.1a-e

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