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  • Walter Bruce Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bruce, Walter, American, 1928 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 11, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:24:55
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.71.1a, 2011.174.71.1b, 2011.174.71.1c, 2011.174.71.1d, 2011.174.71.1e, 2011.174.71.1f, 2011.174.71.1g, 2011.174.71.1h, and 2011.174.71.1i.
    Walter Bruce shares memories of his childhood in Durant, Mississippi, where his family sharecropped. As a young man he became a carpenter and also a gospel singer. He describes his early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, including his participation in Mississippi Freedom Summer. Bruce was involved in community and political organizing throughout the 1960s, from helping to start health clinics and participating in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to his involvement in sit-ins and marches. Bruce also discusses the process of choosing and running black candidates for political office in the 1960s.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0071
    Place collected
    Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Gospel (Music)
    Labor
    Medicine
    Politics
    Resistance
    Singers (Musicians)
    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
    2011.174.71.1a-i
    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/fd52565f101-573d-4602-a88c-355dde617652
  • Rosie Head Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Head, Rosie M., American
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Child Development Group of Mississippi, American, founded 1965
    Date
    March 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:18:59
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.74.1a, 2011.174.74.1b, 2011.174.74.1c, 2011.174.74.1d, 2011.174.74.1e, 2011.174.74.1f, and 2011.174.74.1g.
    Rosie Head describes her early life in Greenwood, Mississippi, where her family lived and worked on a plantation. She discusses how her parents faced racial discrimination in their work and how they were cheated by the plantation owner and then blacklisted. In 1964, Head joined the Civil Rights Movement in Tchula, Mississippi, where her family had relocated. Head recounts the various ways she was involved in the movement: registering voters, working with Freedom Summer volunteers, helping to establish the Child Development Group of Mississippi, and campaigning for black candidates for political office.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0074
    Place collected
    Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    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
    2011.174.74.1a-g
    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/fd5d8a8250b-ebaf-4003-8fcf-38d0755f5467
  • Lawrence Guyot Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Guyot, Lawrence, Jr., American, 1939 - 2012
    Interviewed by
    Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
    Subject of
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    December 30, 2010
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 1:27:13
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.5.1a and 2011.174.5.1b.
    Lawrence Guyot recalls growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and the influence of his family, and attending Tougaloo College. He remembers meeting members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), joining the organization, and participating in Freedom Summer. He discusses his opinions and memories of Mississippi politics, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and his later life in Washington, D. C.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0005
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    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)
    Politics
    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
    2011.174.5.1ab
    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/fd5070e5518-43e4-425f-b3d5-4ce7623702c9
  • Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Noonan, Martha Prescod Norman, American
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    University of Michigan, American, founded 1817
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 18, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.80.1a, 2011.174.80.1b, 2011.174.80.1c, 2011.174.80.1d, 2011.174.80.1e, 2011.174.80.1f, and 2011.174.80.1g.
    Martha Prescod Norman Noonan describes her childhood in Providence, Rhode Island, and being one of the few black families in the neighborhood. Her parents urged her to attend the University of Michigan, where she joined Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and learned about the Civil Rights Movement in the South. She eventually made her way to Albany, Georgia, where she worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She also worked in the Movement in Mississippi and later in Alabama. Noonan describes the March on Washington, her perception of Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the early iterations of Black Power.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0080
    Place collected
    Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Albany Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.80.1a-g
    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/fd5eaf13686-d082-43a0-a21e-d3e00a9ef7a4
  • Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Ph.D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Simmons, Gwendolyn Zoharah Ph.D., American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Spelman College, American, founded 1881
    Mississippi Freedom Schools, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
    COINTELPRO, American, 1956 - 1971
    Date
    September 14, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:37:29
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.49.1a, 2011.174.49.1b, 2011.174.49.1c, 2011.174.49.1d, and 2011.174.49.1e.
    Gwendolyn Simmons, Ph.D. recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while a student at Spelman College. She remembers directing SNCC's voter registration and Freedom School, called the Freedom Summer Project in Laurel, Mississippi. She discusses learning about Black Nationalism in New York, the decision in SNCC to expel white members, and her work with the American Friends Service Committee's Program on Government Surveillance and Citizens' Rights to interview members of organizations investigated by the FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO).
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0049
    Place collected
    Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    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)
    Race relations
    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
    2011.174.49.1a-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/fd553135a49-42f6-484d-8e4d-3e23458a6d03
  • Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Sellers, Cleveland Ed. D., American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Vorhees College, American, founded 1897
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 21, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:48:00
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.81.1a, 2011.174.81.1b, 2011.174.81.1c, 2011.174.81.1d, and 2011.174.81.1e.
    Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees College in the community. He organized a Youth Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Denmark, and he describes the group's activities. He discusses his first impressions of Howard University, where he joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG). He shares memories of the March on Washington and the role of students in organizing it, his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and his role in the Mississippi Freedom Project. He also describes the goals of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the tensions that developed within SNCC in the late 1960s.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0081
    Place collected
    Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    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)
    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
    2011.174.81.1a-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/fd58c4e03ed-c708-49e0-81e8-e7fc331b9049
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