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Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Sobol, Richard Barry, American, born 1937
- Buxton Sobol, Anne, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, American
- Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
- Date
- May 26, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:01:07
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h.
- Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a civil rights lawyer. He recalls meeting Robert Hicks of Bogalusa, Louisiana, being personally protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, and his involvement in many job discrimination cases brought against the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. He also discusses other employment, labor union, and housing discrimination cases he argued. His wife, Anne, is also briefly interviewed.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0015
- Place collected
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Bogalusa, Washington+Parish"&op=Search">Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Labor
- Law
- Politics
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.15.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Cynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Baker Anderson, Cynthia, American
- Anderson, Fletcher, American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
- Date
- May 27, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:22:09
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.16.1a, 2011.174.16.1b, 2011.174.16.1c, and 2011.174.16.1d.
- Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the civil rights movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, the harassment of the police and Ku Klux Klan, and joining the Deacons of Defense and Justice. They discuss their job discrimination lawsuits, their friends involved in the civil rights movement, and the current state of race relations in Bogalusa.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0016
- Place collected
- Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Law
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.16.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Bennett, Geraldine Crawford, American
- Breaux, Toni, American
- Jenkins, Willie Elliot, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Expose Jenkins, Gayle E., American, died 2002
- Date
- May 28, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:22:05
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.18.1a, 2011.174.18.1b, 2011.174.18.1c, 2011.174.18.1d, 2011.174.18.1e, 2011.174.18.1f, 2011.174.18.1g, and 2011.174.18.1h.
- Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins remember their mother and sister Gayle Jenkins, a leader of the civil rights movement in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They discuss their family history, how the family became involved in the movement, and Willie Jenkins' court case to integrate the public schools. They recall being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, marching in local rallies, and memories of their late brother Don, who was also involved in the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0018
- Place collected
- Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Law
- Segregation
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.18.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Pinback buttons with the phrase "Everybody got a right to live"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Date
- 1968-1990s
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.7.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.7.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- Rev. Kirkpatrick was a cofounder of the Deacons for Defence of Justice in Jonesboro, Louisiana.
- Description
- Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.7.1-.2) with black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the top quarter. The black text reads [Everybody got a right to live]. Below the text is an image of a man with raised fists chained together by red handcuffs. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.7.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible