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The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and Theresa Ann Walker Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
- Walker, Theresa Ann E., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:42:12
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 9, 2014
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.109.1a, 2011.174.109.1b, 2011.174.109.1c, 2011.174.109.1d, 2011.174.109.1e, 2011.174.109.1f, 2011.174.109.1g, and 2011.174.109.1h.
- The Reverend Doctor Wyatt Tee Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) from 1960-1964. Towards the end of the interview, his wife, Theresa Ann Walker, joins him on camera to talk briefly about her experiences in the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0109
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Families
- 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
- 2011.174.109.1a-h
- 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
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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
- 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
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Mildred Pitts Walter Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Walter, Mildred Pitts, born 1922
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Walter, Earl, American, died 1965
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:31:20
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- San Mateo, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Soviet Union, Europe
- Date
- March 1, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e.
- Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in 1944. Pitts recalls meeting Earl Walter whom she married two years later, her work with Earl who headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1951 to 1963, CORE pickets of housing developers in Los Angeles, and her work as a clerk in the LA school district while getting her teaching credentials. She also discusses her career writing over 20 books for children, her work with a national association of nurses to develop culturally sensitive training, marching in the Soviet Union for peace, her ideas about civil rights and human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0059
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Housing
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1945-1953
- 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
- 2011.174.59.1a-e
- 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
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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
- 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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- 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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Scott Bates, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Bates, Scott Ph. D., American, 1923 - 2013
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Horton, Myles Falls, American, 1905 - 1990
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:37:16
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 20, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.91.1a, 2011.174.91.1b, 2011.174.91.1c, 2011.174.91.1d, 2011.174.91.1e, 2011.174.91.1f, and 2011.174.91.1g.
- Scott Bates, Ph. D. describes his career as an educator and civil rights supporter in Sewanee, Tennessee. He discusses his memories of race relations on U.S. Army bases during World War II, and he describes how he moved from the Midwest to Sewanee, Tennessee to become a college instructor of French. Once in Sewanee, Bates soon learned about the Highlander Folk School, where he attended civil rights meetings, spent time with Myles Horton, and served on the board.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0091
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Military
- Race relations
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- 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
- 2011.174.91.1a-g
- 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
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Walter Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Walter, American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Harpur College, American, founded 1946
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, American, founded 1936
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1:48:09
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Fayette County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 21, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.92.1a, 2011.174.92.1b, 2011.174.92.1c, 2011.174.92.1d, 2011.174.92.1e, 2011.174.92.1f, and 2011.174.92.1g.
- Walter Tillow discusses how he joined the Civil Rights Movement as a college student and how that led him into labor and leftist movements. He describes his childhood in New York City and the leftist politics of his parents, as well as how he learned about the Movement as a college student at Harpur College and as a graduate student at Cornell University. In 1963, he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and moved to Fayette County, Georgia where he worked on voter registration drives. He later worked in the SNCC communication office in Atlanta. He describes in detail the movement for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1965, he left the Movement to work for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and he later worked for the Communist Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0092
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Political organizations
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- 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
- 2011.174.92.1a-g
- 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
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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
- 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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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- 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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- 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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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
- 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
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William R. Lawrence Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Lawrence, William R., American, 1922 - 2014
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Norfolk and Western Railway, American, 1838 - 1997
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:45:09
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 16, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.101.1a, 2011.174.101.1b, 2011.174.101.1c, and 2011.174.101.1d.
- William Lawrence describes his long career with the Norfolk and Western Railway in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawrence was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1922 but grew up in Roanoke and worked for the railroad most of his adult life. He discusses conditions of labor, race relations at the workplace, and his experience working as a foreman.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0101
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Race relations
- 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
- 2011.174.101.1a-d
- 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
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Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dr. Hill, Oliver White Jr., American, born 1949
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Hill, Oliver White Sr., American, 1907 - 2007
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
- Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
- Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
- Moses, Robert Parris, American, born 1935
- Algebra Project, American, founded 1982
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:13:30
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 17, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.102.1a, 2011.174.102.1b, 2011.174.102.1c, 2011.174.102.1d, and 2011.174.102.1e.
- Oliver W. Hill, Jr., Ph.D. discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Justice Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Oliver Hill, Sr. reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill, Jr. describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0102
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Political organizations
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1919-1933
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.102.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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John Carlos, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Subject of
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carlos, John Wesley Ph. D., American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- East Texas State University, American, founded 1889
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Created by
- Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:06:42
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- August 18, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.103.1a, 2011.174.103.1b, 2011.174.103.1c, 2011.174.103.1d, 2011.174.103.1e, 2011.174.103.1f, 2011.174.103.1g, 2011.174.103.1h, 2011.174.103.1i.
- John Carlos, Ph. D. discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommie Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0103
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Athletes
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Olympics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Social reform
- Track and field
- 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
- 2011.174.103.1a-i
- 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
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Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Brown, Robert J., American, born 1935
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
- President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:28
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Date
- October 1, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
- Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0106
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Families
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.106.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Civil Rights History Project
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Rev. Dr. Harry Blake Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Reverend Doctor Blake, Harry, American, born 1934
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Bishop College, American, 1881 - 1988
- Mount Canaan Baptist Church, American, founded 1894
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:10:22
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- October 3, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.107.1a, 2011.174.107.1b, 2011.174.107.1c, and 2011.174.107.1d.
- The Reverend Doctor Harry Blake discusses his childhood on a plantation in Louisiana in the 1930s and 1940s and how he became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Shreveport, Louisiana. Blake joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1960 after he heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., give a speech at Bishop College in Texas, where he was a student. Blake discusses his pastorate at Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Shreveport, how he came to develop a good relationship with local politicians, and the work he continues to do within the context of the civil rights struggle.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0107
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Politics (Practical)
- Religion
- Social reform
- United States--History--1933-1945
- United States--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
- 2011.174.107.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Civil Rights History Project
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Elmer Dixon Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dixon, Elmer, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Dixon, Aaron, American, born 1949
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:32:32
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- February 28, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.57.1a, 2011.174.57.1b, 2011.174.57.1c, 2011.174.57.1d, 2011.174.57.1e, 2011.174.57.1f, 2011.174.57.1g, 2011.174.57.1h, 2011.174.57.1i, 2011.174.57.1j, and 2011.174.57.1k.
- Elmer Dixon discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington, where he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and heard Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael speak. At 17 he met Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland and established, with his brother Aaron Dixon as Defense Captain, the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Dixon discusses his work with the Panthers, the survival of several of the programs he started, including a health clinic, his work after the Panther chapter closed down in 1978, and his current position as director of an executive consulting firm specializing in diversity issues.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0057
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.57.1a-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
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Ben Caldwell Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Caldwell, Ben R., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- L.A. Rebellion, American, 1967 - 1989
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:07:24
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.77.1a, 2011.174.77.1b, 2011.174.77.1c, 2011.174.77.1d, 2011.174.77.1e, and 2011.174.77.1f.
- Ben Caldwell shares his family's history in the Southwest and his childhood experience in New Mexico. Caldwell describes his military service during the Vietnam War and how his experiences made him reflect on racial prejudices in the United States. He began studying art, and he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he has been part of a black arts movement since the 1970s. He discusses the L.A. Rebellion, a collective of black filmmakers from UCLA, as well as various art projects in which he has been involved and documentary films he has produced.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0077
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Art
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Film
- Military
- Social reform
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.77.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
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- Civil Rights History Project
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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William S. Leventhal Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Leventhal, William S., American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Summer Community Organization and Political Education, American, founded 1965
- Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:02:18
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 13, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.82.1a, 2011.174.82.1b, 2011.174.82.1c, 2011.174.82.1d, 2011.174.82.1e, 2011.174.82.1f, 2011.174.82.1g, and 2011.174.82.1h.
- Willy Siegel Leventhal discusses his childhood in California, his experiences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1960s, and his involvement in the Summer Community Organization and Political Education Project (SCOPE). Leventhal describes what it was like to be a Jewish child in a mostly Catholic community and how his childhood experiences informed his later activism and identity. Baseball was especially important to him, as he witnessed the first Jewish and African American ballplayers desegregate the Major Leagues. Leventhal became active in SCOPE during his first year at UCLA, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visited campus to recruit students. Leventhal describes the SCOPE training in Atlanta, and he shares his memories of living and working in Macon and Americus, Georgia.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0082
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Baseball
- Civil rights
- Education
- Religion
- 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
- 2011.174.82.1a-h
- 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
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Gloria Claudette Grinnell Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Grinnell, Gloria Claudette, American, born 1939
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
- Los Angeles Unified School Disctrict, American, founded 1961
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:06:45
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Ojai, Ventura County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 14, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.83.1a, 2011.174.83.1b, 2011.174.83.1c, and 2011.174.83.1d.
- Gloria Claudette Grinnell recounts her participation in the sit-in movement in Richmond, Virginia, when she was a student at Virginia Union University. She describes her family's history on the East Coast and explains how she and her mother ended up in San Francisco. She discusses her decision to move from California to attend Virginia Union. She describes the sit-in movement that she joined in 1960. She discusses returning to California and her career with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0083
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Civil rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.83.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Clarence B. Jones, Ph.D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Jones, Clarence B. Ph.D., American, born 1931
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Columbia University, American, founded 1754
- Norton, Anne Aston Warder, American
- Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:43:08
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 15, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.84.1a, 2011.174.84.1b, 2011.174.84.1c, 2011.174.84.1d, 2011.174.84.1e, 2011.174.84.1f, 2011.174.84.1g, 2011.174.84.1h, 2011.174.84.1i, 2011.174.84.1j, and 2011.174.84.1k, 2011.174.84.1l.
- Dr. Clarence B. Jones shares memories from his work as a legal advisor and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In particular, he describes his significant contributions to the "I Have a Dream" speech, which King delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Jones also describes his early life living in a Philadelphia home for indigent black orphans and foster children, because his parents, who were both domestic workers, could not afford to provide for him. Jones talks about his education at Columbia University, his training as a classical clarinetist, and some of his early encounters with leftist politics while in New York. Jones discusses the death of his mother and the profound effect it had on him. He describes his time spent in the military during the Korean War. Other topics discussed in the interview include Jones's marriage to Anne Norton, his studies at Boston University Law School, and his move to California to become an entertainment lawyer.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0084
- Topic
- African American
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Law
- Military
- 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
- 2011.174.84.1a-l
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Civil Rights History Project
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- Media Arts-Film and Video
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture