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  • Gertrude Newsome Jackson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
    Interviewed by
    Paysour, LaFleur
    Subject of
    Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Himmelbaum, Howard, American
    Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
    Date
    November 22, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:57:01
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.4.1a and 2011.174.4.1b.
    Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural Arkansas. She discusses assisting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fieldworkers Howard Himmelbaum and Myrtle Glascoe, working for Head Start, and starting a community center. Jackson's grandson is also interviewed. He joins her towards the end of file #2.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0004
    Place collected
    Marvell, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Madison, St. Clair County, Illinois, 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
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.4.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5694f173e-80dc-412f-b3a9-8d9cd4ff48df
  • Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Hunter College, American, founded 1870
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Free Southern Theater, American, 1963 - 1980
    Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
    Date
    April 26, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:51:05
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.8.1a, 2011.174.8.1b, 2011.174.8.1c, 2011.174.8.1d, 2011.174.8.1e, 2011.174.8.1f, 2011.174.8.1g, and 2011.174.8.1h.
    Doris Derby discusses her childhood in the Bronx, joining a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and attending Hunter College. She talks about going to an Episcopal church. She recalls her work in African art and dance, and traveling to Albany, Georgia, to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with voter registration. She remembers teaching adult literacy in Mississippi with SNCC, starting the Free Southern Theater, and working for Head Start.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0008
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, 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
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Dance
    Education
    Religion
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Theatre
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    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
    2011.174.8.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eff16b98-26cc-4ea1-9af5-fc1b07836175
  • Studio portrait of a young girl with Project Head Start certificate

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
    Date
    1965 - 1970s
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl. She is wearing a light graduation cap, earrings and a dark sleeveless stripped garment. She is holding up a certificate from Project Headstart in her hands.
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Children
    Education
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.18.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c29c363-89c2-4127-bbc0-ea452a8bef08
  • Pinback button for Head Start

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
    Date
    ca. 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button for the Head Start program. The button has a white background with a blue and red design. Red text on the sides of the button read [Head Start]. At center there is a drawing of a child holding a balloon. The child is wearing a red and white striped shirt. The balloon is read with the number [5] on it. Behind the drawing are blue silhouettes of children's faces. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Education
    Families
    Government
    Health
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.60
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2ceb35c-e5bb-4510-8777-0da64aa22c65
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