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  • Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:21:53
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.
    Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, 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
    Labor
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.21.1a-e
    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/fd51bb04874-8b8f-4ce6-84ef-06a6bfed18bf
  • Photograph of McDew, Hansberry, Simone, Bikel, and Forman

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    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
    Bikel, Theodore, American, born 1924
    Forman, James, American, 1928 - 2005
    McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
    Date
    1961-1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to the right): Charles McDew, Lorraine Hansberry, Nina Simone, Theodore Bikel, and James Forman during a rally for Freedom Riders in New York City. Paper attached to the back of the image has several inscriptions identifying the photograph.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Entertainers
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Andy Stroud
    Object number
    2011.152.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a192ba9-5bba-4960-bac0-a32c85f2ea74
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