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  • John and Jean Rosenburg Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rosenburg, John J. D., born 1931
    Rosenburg, Jean, American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Quakers, English, founded c. 1650
    National Socialist German Workers' Party, German, 1920 - 1945
    Wilmington College, American, founded 1870
    United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, American, founded 1957
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
    Duke University, American, founded 1838
    United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
    University of North Carolina School of Law, American, founded 1845
    Doar, John Andrew, American, 1921 - 2014
    Turnbow, Hartman, American, 1905 - 1988
    Voting Rights Act, American, founded 1965
    Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, American, founded 2002
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:36:57
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Germany, Europe
    Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 15, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.100.1a, 2011.174.100.1b, 2011.174.100.1c, 2011.174.100.1d, 2011.174.100.1e, 2011.174.100.1f, 2011.174.100.1g, 2011.174.100.1h, 2011.174.100.1i, and 2011.174.100.1j.
    Jean and John Rosenberg, J. D. begin this interview with recollections of their families' backgrounds. Jean learned about social issues as she was raised by a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, and John's family fled Germany under threat from the Nazis. Jean attended Wilmington College and became a research analyst for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. John grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, where FBI agents kept tabs on his family, attended Duke University, served in the Air Force, and attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. He became an attorney with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, which became effective after reorganization by John Doar. Much of this interview concerns Jean and John's work with the Civil Rights Division, including support for voter registration efforts in Georgia and Alabama, the investigation of the Hartman Turnbow case, in which a black activist was arrested for an arson attempt on his own home, and an effort to address a murder in Mississippi. John also addresses the effects of the Voting Rights Act in the South, the role of the lawyers in the Civil Rights Division in relation to the FBI and local law enforcement, and a variety of other cases and issues he dealt with. After retirement, the Rosenbergs founded the Appalachian Citizens Law Center.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0100
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Law
    Military
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    United States--History--1961-1969
    United States--History--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
    2011.174.100.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
    University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:04:49
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    April 11, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
    Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    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
    2011.174.78.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:12:48
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    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
    Date
    August 14, 2013
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Africa
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Labor
    Medicine
    Social reform
    United States--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
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Steven McNichols Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    McNichols, Steven, American, 1939 - 2013
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
    United States Student Association, American, founded 1947
    National Student Federation of America, American, founded 1925
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Delta Ministry, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:17:14
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 1, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.58.1a, 2011.174.58.1b, 2011.174.58.1c, 2011.174.58.1d, 2011.174.58.1e, 2011.174.58.1f, 2011.174.58.1g, 2011.174.58.1h, 2011.174.58.1i, 2011.174.58.1j, and 2011.174.58.1k.
    Steven McNichols discussed his childhood in New York City, his mother's illnesses and attending the University of California, Los Angeles in 1958. He became involved in politics through the National Student Federation and National Student Association, and participated in the Freedom Rides, riding a train from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas. He also discusses his work with the Delta Ministry, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1964 Democratic Party convention.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0058
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.58.1a-k
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:58:48
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Africa
    Date
    March 2, 2013
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Africa
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    International affairs
    Religion
    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
    2011.174.60.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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