Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Gaither, Thomas Walter Ph. D., American, born 1938

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Claflin University, American, founded 1869

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942

Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961

University of Iowa, American, founded 1847

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:10:47

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Hollywood, Browar County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 12, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.43.1a, 2011.174.43.1b, 2011.174.43.1c, 2011.174.43.1d, 2011.174.43.1e, 2011.174.43.1f, 2011.174.43.1g, 2011.174.43.1h, 2011.174.43.1i, and 2011.174.43.1j.

Thomas Gaither, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his Ph. D. in biology at the University of Iowa.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0043

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Prisons

Resistance

Segregation

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

2011.174.43.1a-j

Restrictions & Rights

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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

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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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

Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019

Interviewed by

Reece, Dwandalyn R., American

Subject of

Howard University, American, founded 1867

University of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1740

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923

Himmelbaum, Howard, American

Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942

Avery Research Center, American, founded 1985

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:33:35

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date

November 17, 2010

Description

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.3.1a and 2011.174.3.1b.

Myrtle Gonza Glascoe recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania, and her early career in education and social work. She remembers joining the Baltimore Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), moving to California, and her work as a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Field Secretary in West Point, Mississippi and Phillips County, Arkansas, where she worked closely with Howard Himmelbaum and Gertrude Jackson. She also discusses her work as the director of the Avery Research Center and her opinions on the education of African Americans.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0003

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

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

2011.174.3.1ab

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

Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926

Interviewed by

Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939

Subject of

Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964

Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952

University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848

United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775

Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942

American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008

Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826

Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:31:47

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

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

Place depicted

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

South Africa, Africa

Date

March 16, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.

Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Entertainers

Medicine

Military

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

2011.174.76.1a-j

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

Published by

Dauntless International, American, 1951 - 1966

Subject of

Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942

Medium

vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink

Dimensions

Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)

Type

long-playing records

Date

1962

Description

A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Sit-in Songs: Songs of the Freedom Riders." The album cover is black and white and has the title, the CORE logo, and a depiction of a musical scale on it. The back of the cover has information about the album, a list of the songs on the LP, and photographs of the Freedom Riders. The album has a Dauntless logo in black and white that lists each side's tracks.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil rights

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

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

Object number

2012.88.2ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture