Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Carter, Robert L., American, 1917 - 2012

Interviewed by

Dr. Sullivan, Patricia A., born 1950

Subject of

Lincoln University, American, founded 1866

Howard University School of Law, American, founded 1869

Columbia University, American, founded 1754

Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993

United States Army, American, founded 1775

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Board of Education of Topeka, American

Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:05:50

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 22, 2010

Description

The oral history consists of three digital files 2011.174.1.1a, 2011.174.1.1b, 2011.174.1.1c. There is also a transcript of the interview 2011.174.1.2.

A digital oral history interview with Robert L. Carter that recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and his service in the segregated army during World War II. He recounts his career as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including the Brown v. Board of Education case and other legal cases that ended segregation.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0001

178848.05 MB

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Justice

Law

United States--History--1953-1961

World War II

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

2011.174.1.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Honorable Perry, Matthew J. Jr., American, 1921 - 2011

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 00:55:52

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 7, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c.

The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr. [August 3, 1921-July 29, 2011] (At the time of the interview, he was still hearing cases for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, after taking senior status in 1995.) recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and his admiration for the African American lawyers who mentored him.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0024

Topic

African American

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Law

Military

Race discrimination

Social reform

World War II

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

2011.174.24.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Greenberg, Jack J.D., American, 1924 - 2016

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961

Board of Education of Topeka, American

Coke, H.D., American

City of Atlanta, American, founded 1837

Swann, James, American

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, American, founded 1960

Griggs, Willie, American

Duke Energy, American, founded 1904

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 00:47:20

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 18, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.34.1a, 2011.174.34.1b, 2011.174.34.1c, 2011.174.34.1d, 2011.174.34.1e, 2011.174.34.1f, 2011.174.34.1g, 2011.174.34.1h, and 2011.174.34.1i.

Jack Greenberg, J.D. remembers attending Columbia University Law School, working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and arguing the Brown v. Board of Education case. He discusses working on many other civil rights cases, such as Coke v. City of Atlanta, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Griggs v. Duke Power.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0034

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Justice

Law

Social reform

United States--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

2011.174.34.1a-i

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Dr. Hill, Oliver White Jr., American, born 1949

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

Hill, Oliver White Sr., American, 1907 - 2007

Howard University, American, founded 1867

Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993

Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Virginia State University, American, founded 1882

Moses, Robert Parris, American, born 1935

Algebra Project, American, founded 1982

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:13:30

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 17, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.102.1a, 2011.174.102.1b, 2011.174.102.1c, 2011.174.102.1d, and 2011.174.102.1e.

Oliver W. Hill, Jr., Ph.D. discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Justice Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Oliver Hill, Sr. reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill, Jr. describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0102

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Children

Civil rights

Education

Law

Political organizations

Segregation

Social reform

United States--History--1919-1933

United States--History--1969-2001

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

2011.174.102.1a-e

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture