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

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:42:04

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

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

Date

May 10, 2013

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

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Art

Associations and institutions

Children

Civil rights

Education

Identity

Military

Social reform

United States--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

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:11:00

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

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

Date

August 13, 2013

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

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Law

Museums

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

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

2011.174.98.1a-n

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture