Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Greenberg, Jack J.D., American, 1924 - 2016

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961

Board of Education of Topeka, American

Coke, H.D., American

City of Atlanta, American, founded 1837

Swann, James, American

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, American, founded 1960

Griggs, Willie, American

Duke Energy, American, founded 1904

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 00:47:20

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 18, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.34.1a, 2011.174.34.1b, 2011.174.34.1c, 2011.174.34.1d, 2011.174.34.1e, 2011.174.34.1f, 2011.174.34.1g, 2011.174.34.1h, and 2011.174.34.1i.

Jack Greenberg, J.D. remembers attending Columbia University Law School, working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and arguing the Brown v. Board of Education case. He discusses working on many other civil rights cases, such as Coke v. City of Atlanta, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Griggs v. Duke Power.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0034

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Justice

Law

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

2011.174.34.1a-i

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

National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003

Recorded by

Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American

Interview of

Oliver, John Jacob, American, born 1945

Interviewed by

Navies, Kelly Elaine, American

Subject of

The Afro-American, American, founded 1892

Fisk University, American, founded 1866

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, American, founded 1966

Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration (2016.129.19.1a): 108.2 minutes

Duration (2016.129.19.2a): 107.9 minutes

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

February 14, 2017

Description

The oral history consists of 2016.129.19.1a and 2016.129.19.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.

169.00092 GB

John Jacob Oliver was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Oliver worked for the AFRO-American newspaper, which donated a printing press to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

In this oral history interview John Jacob Oliver gives a narrative of what it was like to grow-up in the Murphy family, which has published the AFRO-American newspaper since 1892. He discusses his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he personally integrated John E. Howard elementary school in the 6th grade. Oliver talks about his educational journey, which included a short stint at the University of Maryland, before deciding to transfer to the HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and his later studies for a law degree from Columbia University. He recounts his work as a lawyer, before returning to the family business at the AFRO-American. His story includes his role in instituting modern technology at the AFRO.

Unedited File: Unedited digital file of oral history interview. This file is necessary in case we need to refer to the original recording for any reason and/or want to use a portion of the file that has been edited out.

Edited File: Videographer has minimized or eliminated interruptions, false starts and any unnecessary sounds. An agreed upon slate has also been added with title, date, and logo. Separate files of the same interview have been concatenated. This is the copy that will be made available to the public and/or researchers and uploaded to the website.

Topic

African American

Business

Communities

Education

Families

Journalism

Law

Mass media

Museums

Segregation

Technology

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.129.19.1a-2a

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Collection title

The Collection Donor Oral History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture