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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:32:37
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- March 18, 2013
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--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
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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
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:21:53
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- June 4, 2011
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--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
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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
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The Hononrable Lisa Anderson Todd Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Todd, Lisa Anderson, American, 1942 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:49:03
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 24, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.
- The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--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
- 2011.174.93.1a-h
- 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
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Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:04:49
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
- Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- White supremacy movements
- 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
- 2011.174.78.1a-f
- 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
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Luis Zapata Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Zapata, Luis, 1944 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- San José State University, American, founded 1857
- United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Labor Union, American, founded 1965
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Espy, Alphonso Michael "Mike", American, born 1953
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:01
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.95.1a, 2011.174.95.1b, 2011.174.95.1c, 2011.174.95.1d, 2011.174.95.1e, and 2011.174.95.1f.
- Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register voters with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Zapata also discusses his later involvement in the congressional campaign of Mike Espy as well as his participation in international movements for human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0095
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.95.1a-f
- 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
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Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
- Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Kennard, Clyde, American, 1927 - 1963
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:01:26
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 20, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.
- Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.54.1a-g
- 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
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John Elliott Churchville, J.D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Churchville, John Elliott J.D., American, born 1941
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- N.S.M Freedom Library, American
- Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM), American, founded 1966
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:32:47
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 15, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.33.1a, 2011.174.33.1b, 2011.174.33.1c, 2011.174.33.1d, 2011.174.33.1e, 2011.174.33.1f, and 2011.174.33.1g.
- John Churchville, J.D. recalls growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother's career as a music teacher, moving to New York, and converting to Islam. He remembers joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), registering voters in Americus, Georgia, and in Mississippi. He discusses moving back to Philadelphia, converting to Christianity, and founding the Freedom Library and Black People's Unity Movement. He is senior pastor of the Liberation Fellowship Church of Jesus.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0033
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Religion
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.33.1a-g
- 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
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1:27:13
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- December 30, 2010
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--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
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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
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Kay Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Kay, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of Illinois, American, founded 1867
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Service Employees International Union, American, founded 1921
- Coalition of Labor Union Women, American, founded 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:12:48
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 14, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.99.1a, 2011.174.99.1b, 2011.174.99.1c, 2011.174.99.1d, and 2011.174.99.1e.
- Kay Tillow describes learning about the Civil Rights Movement as a student at the University of Illinois, where she got involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She remembers attending the trials of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) workers in Cairo, Illinois, and traveling to Ghana in 1962. When she returned to the United States in 1963 she participated in sit-ins in Atlanta, Georgia, and demonstrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses her work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, a hospital workers' union, and organizing victories in Pennsylvania. Tillow also discusses her role in the Coalition of Labor Union Women and her current work on health care reform.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0099
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.99.1a-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
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:37:29
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- September 14, 2011
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Race relations
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--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
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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
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Myrtle Gonza Glascoe Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Interviewed by
- Reece, Dwandalyn R., American
- Subject of
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- University of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1740
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Avery Research Center, American, founded 1985
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:33:35
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- November 17, 2010
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.3.1a and 2011.174.3.1b.
- Myrtle Gonza Glascoe recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania, and her early career in education and social work. She remembers joining the Baltimore Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), moving to California, and her work as a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Field Secretary in West Point, Mississippi and Phillips County, Arkansas, where she worked closely with Howard Himmelbaum and Gertrude Jackson. She also discusses her work as the director of the Avery Research Center and her opinions on the education of African Americans.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0003
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- United States--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
- 2011.174.3.1ab
- 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
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:48:00
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- March 21, 2013
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--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
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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
-
Euvester Simpson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Simpson, Euvester, American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:34:46
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 12, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g.
- Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her parents' decision to send her to Racine, Wisconsin, to attend high school because they were fed up with segregated public schools in Mississippi. For her last year of high school, Simpson returned to Mississippi, and she became active in the Civil Rights Movement. She describes attending a citizenship school in Charleston, South Carolina, going to mass meetings, and being arrested with a group of women, including Fannie Lou Hamer. She also discusses her involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Council of Federated Organizations, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Simpson ends the interview by discussing the legacy of the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0072
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.72.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- 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