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Amos C. Brown Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. Brown, Amos C., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- The Plain Dealer, American, founded 1842
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Operation Crossroads Africa, American, founded 1958
- Third Baptist Church, American, founded 1852
- Date
- March 2, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:48
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.60.1a, 2011.174.60.1b, 2011.174.60.1c, 2011.174.60.1d, 2011.174.60.1e, 2011.174.60.1f, 2011.174.60.1g, and 2011.174.60.1h.
- Reverend Dr. Amos Brown discusses his childhood in Jackson, Mississippi and meeting Medgar Evers, who quickly became his mentor. Brown was a leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as a teenager, leading the Jackson chapter and then the whole state Youth Council and traveling with Mr. Evers across the country to attend a national conference. He was asked to leave his high school for making comments to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about unequal schools for blacks, and remembers his participation in a 1961 Freedom Ride, his travel to Africa as part of Operation Crossroads Africa, and his work at Third Baptist Church on various social causes.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0060
- Place collected
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Africa
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- International affairs
- Religion
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.60.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Bailey, D'Army, American, 1941 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Crump, Edward Hull "Boss", American, 1874 - 1954
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Clark University, American, founded 1887
- Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
- Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987
- National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991
- Date
- August 13, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:11:00
- Description
- The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
- The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, 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
- 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)
- Law
- Museums
- Politics
- 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
- 2011.174.98.1a-n
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Kay Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Kay, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of Illinois, American, founded 1867
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Service Employees International Union, American, founded 1921
- Coalition of Labor Union Women, American, founded 1974
- Date
- August 14, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:12:48
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.99.1a, 2011.174.99.1b, 2011.174.99.1c, 2011.174.99.1d, and 2011.174.99.1e.
- Kay Tillow describes learning about the Civil Rights Movement as a student at the University of Illinois, where she got involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She remembers attending the trials of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) workers in Cairo, Illinois, and traveling to Ghana in 1962. When she returned to the United States in 1963 she participated in sit-ins in Atlanta, Georgia, and demonstrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses her work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, a hospital workers' union, and organizing victories in Pennsylvania. Tillow also discusses her role in the Coalition of Labor Union Women and her current work on health care reform.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0099
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Pennsylvania, 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
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Medicine
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.99.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Charles Siler Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Siler, Charles, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Date
- May 10, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:42:04
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.86.1a, 2011.174.86.1b, 2011.174.86.1c, and 2011.174.86.1d.
- Charles Siler remembers his early life in Louisiana, including a penchant for drawing that began before the age of two, quitting the Boy Scouts when his troop made black Scouts walk behind the horses in a local parade, and picketing Louisiana's segregated State Library as a senior in high school. He was eventually expelled from Southern University because of his activism. He joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1967, he was drafted and served in the military in the Vietnam War. He continued his civil rights advocacy as he took a variety of positions at cultural institutions and began a career as a cartoonist. The interview closes with Siler's reflections on identity and the process of learning from those who are ideologically different.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0086
- Place collected
- Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge 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
- Art
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Identity
- Military
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- 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
- 2011.174.86.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress