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Robert L. Carter Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carter, Robert L., American, 1917 - 2012
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Sullivan, Patricia A., born 1950
- Subject of
- Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
- Howard University School of Law, American, founded 1869
- Columbia University, American, founded 1754
- Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Date
- October 22, 2010
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:05:50
- Description
- The oral history consists of three digital files 2011.174.1.1a, 2011.174.1.1b, 2011.174.1.1c. There is also a transcript of the interview 2011.174.1.2.
- A digital oral history interview with Robert L. Carter that recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and his service in the segregated army during World War II. He recounts his career as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including the Brown v. Board of Education case and other legal cases that ended segregation.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0001
- 178848.05 MB
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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
- Civil rights
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Justice
- Law
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.1.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Jack Greenberg, J.D. Oral History Interview
- 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
- Date
- July 18, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:47:20
- 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
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, 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
- 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
- 2011.174.34.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Mary Jenkins Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Jenkins, Mary F., American, 1928 - 2014
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:40:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.69.1a, 2011.174.69.1b, 2011.174.69.1c, 2011.174.69.1d, and 2011.174.69.1e.
- Mary Jenkins describes Albany, Georgia, during her childhood and discusses moments when she encountered racial prejudice. She describes her education in all-black schools, her decision to attend Fisk University, and her longing to become a teacher. Around the time of Brown v. Board of Education, she began teaching in Georgia and witnessed negative reactions of white administrators to the decision. Jenkins describes her decision to join the Albany Movement, and she shares memories of working with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0069
- 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
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.69.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Cecilia Suyat Marshall Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Suyat Marshall, Cecilia, American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
- Date
- June 30, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:30:49
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.97.1a, 2011.174.97.1b, 2011.174.97.1c, 2011.174.97.1d, 2011.174.97.1e, and 2011.174.97.1f.
- Cecilia Suyat Marshall recalls moving from Hawaii to New York where she found a job as a secretary with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1948. Marshall notes some of the highlights of her experiences at the NAACP offices, including the organization's victory in the Brown v. Board case, traveling the South with NAACP staff, and attending conferences. There she met the many local people who gave the Civil Rights Movement strength. She left the organization after her marriage to Justice Thurgood Marshall, and with that departure became more of a mother and wife than an activist, but retained her activist spirit with membership on the boards of progressive organizations.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0097
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Hawaii, United States, North and Central America
- New York, 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
- Domestic life
- Families
- Justice
- Law
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- 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
- 2011.174.97.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress