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Hicks Family Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Yates, Bill, American
- Miller, Steve, American
- Date
- June 4, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:34:42
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.17.1a, 2011.174.17.1b, 2011.174.17.1c, 2011.174.17.1d, 2011.174.17.1e, 2011.174.17.1f, 2011.174.17.1g, 2011.174.17.1h, and 2011.174.17.1i.
- The Hicks family remembers their childhood in segregated Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their father, Robert Hicks, a local civil rights leader. They recall leading a children's civil rights march in Bogalusa to protest discrimination at Woolworth's, hosting two white civil rights workers, Bill Yates and Steve Miller, and being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice. THIS INTERVIEW IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0017
- 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
- Law
- Segregation
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.17.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Esther M.A. Terry, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Terry, Esther M. A. Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Bennett College, American, founded 1873
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
- Player, Willa Beatrice, American, 1909 - 2003
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, American, founded 1789
- University of Massachusets Amherst, American, founded 1863
- Date
- July 6, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:16:28
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.28.1a, 2011.174.28.1b, 2011.174.28.1c, 2011.174.28.1d, 2011.174.28.1e, 2011.174.28.1f, 2011.174.28.1g, 2011.174.28.1h, 2011.174.28.1i, 2011.174.28.1j.
- Esther M. A. Terry Ph.D. remembers growing up in Wise, North Carolina, and attending Bennett College. She recalls planning the Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in with students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (later North Carolina A &T University), being arrested for her participation, and the support of the Bennett College President, Dr. Willa Player. She also discusses attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her master's degree, and founding the African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus), where she earned her Ph.D. and taught for many years.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0028
- Place collected
- Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Wise, Warren County, North Carolina, 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
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.28.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Audrey Nell Hamilton and JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hamilton, Audrey Nell, American
- Ulmer, JoeAnn Anderson, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- Date
- September 13, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:06:20
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b.
- Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnn Ulmer recall growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and participating in sit-ins led by Robert Hayling, D.D. at Woolworth's drug store as teenagers. They recall serving a sentence in jail, attending reform school, and meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jackie Robinson.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0044
- Place collected
- Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, 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
- Civil rights
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.44.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Lunch counter stool from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins
- Manufactured by
- Chicago Hardware Foundry Co., American, founded 1900
- Subject of
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Date
- 1939-1960
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal, wood, latex
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A green lunch counter stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a metal pedestal. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.
- Place collected
- Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- counter stools
- Topic
- Civil Rights
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Greensboro, NC
- Object number
- 2015.226.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lunch counter stool from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins
- Manufactured by
- Chicago Hardware Foundry Co., American, founded 1900
- Used by
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Date
- 1939-1960
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal, wood, latex
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A salmon colored lunch counter stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a reproduction metal base. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- counter stools
- Topic
- Civil Rights
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Greensboro, NC
- Object number
- 2015.226.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions