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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
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:30:56
    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
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Law
    Race discrimination
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.10.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c65f0f11-7752-4723-9a69-6bf3e04512cd
  • 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
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:07:09
    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
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Funeral customs and rites
    Hate crimes
    Law
    Race discrimination
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.11.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbda36df-533b-4051-ab5a-79cc07a76081
  • 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
    Date
    May 24, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:33:16
    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
    Place collected
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b137087-5318-40c9-84be-7ad4f364c88f
  • 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
    Date
    May 24, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:24:04
    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
    Place collected
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Mass media
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Duration: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.13.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa928cc-be1b-4815-b591-345f860cb3fb
  • 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
    Date
    May 25, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:06:49
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d69facb0-7e45-4cf8-bda9-3ab6c3888bf9
  • 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
    Date
    May 26, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:01:07
    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
    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"&op=Search">Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Labor
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54fd7a054-3ae1-4fee-9e22-976b20b237d4
  • 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
    Date
    May 27, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:09
    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
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Law
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ec6cf6d-01d9-4c64-af55-195fd372dfd3
  • 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
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:34:42
    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
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Law
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.17.1a-i
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8460ee5-5cf7-4503-b860-8efa6b939f6e
  • 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
    Date
    May 28, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:05
    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
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Justice
    Law
    Segregation
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.18.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da65f024-962b-46f1-9d9b-e608fc57d25d
  • 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
    Moore, William Lewis, American, 1927 - 1963
    Date
    May 31, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:31:05
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Albany Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504254ce9-4699-4f5d-96ee-572dcd40a6a3
  • 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
    Date
    June 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:51:26
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Medicine
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b935803a-91d5-443e-b2c4-1c6ba93b5951
  • 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
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:21:53
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    Segregation
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51bb04874-8b8f-4ce6-84ef-06a6bfed18bf
  • Charles Melvin Sherrod Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:20:25
    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
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Albany Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55782be07-a664-43d7-88b0-2469fd510403
  • The Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, 1921 - 2020
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Date
    June 6, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:02:49
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.23.1a, 2011.174.23.1b, 2011.174.23.1c, and 2011.174.23.1d.
    The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery recalls his position as pastor at the Warren Street Church in Mobile, Alabama, in the 1950s. He remembers joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the differences in race relations between Mobile and other southern cities, and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He reflects on the effectiveness of nonviolence, the libel suit against him, sit-ins across the country, and the Selma to Montgomery March.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0023
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mobile, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Race relations
    Religion
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.23.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54110b52f-b084-4fcf-bb7c-ea0635e6e60a
  • 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
    Date
    June 8, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:44
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550e12cf5-230f-4795-ab36-597dbebe6281
  • Cecil J. Williams Oral History Interview

    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
    Date
    June 9, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:56:47
    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
    Place collected
    Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Law
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55824f735-0557-4135-ba18-384f32045546
  • Esther M.A. Terry, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Terry, Esther M. A. Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
    Player, Willa Beatrice, American, 1909 - 2003
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, American, founded 1789
    University of Massachusets Amherst, American, founded 1863
    Date
    July 6, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:16:28
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.28.1a, 2011.174.28.1b, 2011.174.28.1c, 2011.174.28.1d, 2011.174.28.1e, 2011.174.28.1f, 2011.174.28.1g, 2011.174.28.1h, 2011.174.28.1i, 2011.174.28.1j.
    Esther M. A. Terry Ph.D. remembers growing up in Wise, North Carolina, and attending Bennett College. She recalls planning the Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in with students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (later North Carolina A &T University), being arrested for her participation, and the support of the Bennett College President, Dr. Willa Player. She also discusses attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her master's degree, and founding the African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus), where she earned her Ph.D. and taught for many years.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0028
    Place collected
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Wise, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.28.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f024888c-8f51-44c9-af32-0aa634b58759
  • 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
    Date
    July 7, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:58:21
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Education
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Prisons
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5561acb44-0287-4e11-87d8-0299660f6590
  • Courtland Cox Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Cox, Courtland, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
    Sixth Pan-African Congress, founded 1974
    Pan-African Congress, 1919 - 1994
    Date
    July 8, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:43:40
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.30.1a, 2011.174.30.1b, 2011.174.30.1c, 2011.174.30.1d, 2011.174.30.1e, 2011.174.30.1f, 2011.174.30.1g, 2011.174.30.1h, and 2011.174.30.1i.
    Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York City, and attending Howard University. He remembers organizing student protests in Washington, D. C., with the Nonviolent Action Group, which later merged with other groups to become the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses the March on Washington, the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, changes in SNCC, and attending the Sixth Pan-African Congress.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0030
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, South America
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.30.1a-i
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e58da660-8fd3-40b4-a803-6bb22dbe5148
  • Simeon Booker and Moses Newson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Booker, Simeon, American, 1918 - 2017
    Newson, Moses James, American, born 1927
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Tri-State Defender, American, founded 1951
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    July 13, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:24
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.31.1a, 2011.174.31.1b, 2011.174.31.1c, 2011.174.31.1d, 2011.174.31.1e, 2011.174.31.1f, and 2011.174.31.1g.
    Simeon Booker and Moses Newson recall their early careers in journalism at several African American newspapers. Newson remembers covering school desegregation cases in Clinton, Tennessee and Hoxie, Arkansas, for the Memphis Tri-State Defender. Booker discusses covering the Emmett Till murder and the integration of Little Rock High School for Jet. They both remember covering the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0031
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Little Rock, Oulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Justice
    Law
    Mass media
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.31.1a-g
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab3ec3c-dd9e-4dd9-99e7-1b0623989118

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