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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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5209a9696-b777-4481-9651-9db2f7e3dade
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da82b288-1a65-48f2-92c1-f89054739dbf
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515ff4b14-d024-4760-9089-ceb51e868130
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571b4000e-410a-44fb-adfd-b0ff1639a09e
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