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  • Sam Mahone Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Mahone, Sam, American, born 1945
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Americus Four, American
    Leesburg Stockade, American, 1960s
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:03:21
    Description
    The oral history consists of one digital file: 2011.174.63.1a.
    Sam Mahone discusses his experiences of racial segregation and discrimination in Americus, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After he joined SNCC, he participated in an array of activism: picketing a segregated movie theater, registering voters, and organizing in the black community. He also discusses the arrests that he and other activists experienced due to their activism, including the Americus Four case and the Leesburg Stockade. He concludes the interview by discussing his current involvement in showcasing African American art.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0063
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Americus, Sumter 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
    Activism
    American South
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    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
    2011.174.63.1a
    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/fd5db3a2e0e-a70f-49af-8e06-8dd132b88382
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