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Flyer promoting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)

Created by: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1960

Description: Black and white flyer with a large image of two hands clasped. The hand on the left has a jean cuff in the lower left quadrant of the image. The hand on the right has a suit jacket cuff with a white dress shirt cuff underneath seen in the lower right quadrant of the image. At the top, in gray, is text [The Brother needs you]. In the lower right corner is a small gray box bordered in white with black text centered inside [STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/SNCC/2208 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 387-7445].

Topic: African American; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.9.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Thelwell, Ekwueme Michael Ph.D., Jamaican, born 1939
Interviewed by: Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
Subject of: Howard University, American, founded 1867; Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 04:15:05

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 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: August 23, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of twenty-four digital files: 2011.174.104.1a, 2011.174.104.1b, 2011.174.104.1c, 2011.174.104.1d, 2011.174.104.1e, 2011.174.104.1f, 2011.174.104.1g, 2011.174.104.1h, 2011.174.104.1i, 2011.174.104.1j, 2011.174.104.1k, 2011.174.104.1l, 2011.174.104.1m, 2011.174.104.1n, 2011.174.104.1o, 2011.174.104.1p, 2011.174.104.1q, 2011.174.104.1r, 2011.174.104.1s, 2011.174.104.1t, 2011.174.104.1u, 2011.174.104.1v, 2011.174.104.1w, and 2011.174.104.1x.; Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. remembers his time as a student activist at Howard University and his experiences with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Working primarily out of Washington, D.C., Thelwell marched in and organized demonstrations and made major contributions to SNCC and MFDP strategy around voter registration and the MFDP's 1965 effort to challenge the seating of the Mississippi congressional delegation. He details the developing MFDP strategy, his attempts to navigate Washington politics, and his relationships with various figures involved in the effort.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0104

Topic: African American; Activism; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Local and regional; 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: 2011.174.104.1a-x

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

James Oscar Jones Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Jones, James Oscar, American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939; Grinage, Ben, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:06:49

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America; Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 25, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.14.1a, 2011.174.14.1b, 2011.174.14.1c, 2011.174.14.1d, 2011.174.14.1e, 2011.174.14.1f, 2011.174.14.1g, and 2011.174.14.1h.; James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He discusses his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and meeting activists Bill Hansen and Ben Grinage. He recalls participating in sit-ins at Woolworth's drug store in Pine Bluff, and helping African Americans in rural areas become political candidates.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0014

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Politics (Practical); 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: 2011.174.14.1a-h

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

Annie Pearl Avery Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Avery, Anne Pearl, American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Albany Movement, American, 1961 - 1962; Moore, William Lewis, American, 1927 - 1963

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:31:05

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America; Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 31, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.19.1a, 2011.174.19.1b, 2011.174.19.1c, 2011.174.19.1d, 2011.174.19.1e, 2011.174.19.1f, and 2011.174.19.1g.; Annie Pearl Avery remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at age sixteen. She recalls attending a SNCC meeting in Atlanta and being stranded and threatened in Marietta, Georgia, on the way home. She discusses her involvement in the Albany Movement, her many arrests for protesting, marching with William Moore, and participating in voter registration drives in many locations across the South.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0019

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Law; Politics (Practical); Social reform; Suffrage; 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: 2011.174.19.1a-g

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

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

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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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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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, born 1936
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

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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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Courtland Cox Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Cox, Courtland, American, born 1941
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Howard University, American, founded 1867; Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964; Sixth Pan-African Congress, African, founded 1974; Pan-African Congress, 1919 - 1994

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:43:40

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Trinidad and Tobago, South America; New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa

Date: July 8, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.30.1a, 2011.174.30.1b, 2011.174.30.1c, 2011.174.30.1d, 2011.174.30.1e, 2011.174.30.1f, 2011.174.30.1g, 2011.174.30.1h, and 2011.174.30.1i.; Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York City, and attending Howard University. He remembers organizing student protests in Washington, D. C., with the Nonviolent Action Group, which later merged with other groups to become the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses the March on Washington, the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, changes in SNCC, and attending the Sixth Pan-African Congress.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0030

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: 2011.174.30.1a-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

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

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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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Gloria Hayes Richardson Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, American, founded 1962; Frazier, E. Franklin, American, 1894 - 1962; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963; Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:32:37

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 19, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.35.1a, 2011.174.35.1b, 2011.174.35.1c, 2011.174.35.1d, and 2011.174.35.1e.; Gloria Richardson recalls growing up in Cambridge, Maryland, attending Howard University, and joining Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with her daughter, Donna, after returning to Cambridge and running her father's drug store. She recalls traveling to the South with her family to assist SNCC with voter registration, organizing the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, assisting E. Franklin Frazier with research on African Americans, and marching in a protest where the police used cyanogen gas. She also discusses attending the March on Washington, her involvement with the Nation of Islam, and meeting Malcolm X.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0035

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Labor; Religion; Resistance; 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: 2011.174.35.1a-e

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

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Junius W. Williams, J.D. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Williams, Junius W. J.D., American, born 1943
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Amherst College, American, founded 1821; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Long, Worth, American, born 1936; Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:54:49

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 20, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.37.1a, 2011.174.37.1b, 2011.174.37.1c, 2011.174.37.1d, 2011.174.37.1e, 2011.174.37.1f, 2011.174.37.1g, 2011.174.37.1h, and 2011.174.37.1i.; Junius Williams, J.D. recalls growing up in Richmond, Virginia, attending Amherst College, and joining the student group Students for Racial Equality. He remembers attending the March on Washington, organizing a civil rights conference at Mount Holyoke, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses traveling with other students to the Selma to Montgomery March, being arrested at the march with Worth Long, working as a community organizer with the Newark Community Union Project, and witnessing the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0037

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Resistance; 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: 2011.174.37.1a-i

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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

Gertrude Newsome Jackson Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
Interviewed by: Paysour, LaFleur
Subject of: Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, born 1936; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Himmelbaum, Howard, American; Head Start Program, American, founded 1965

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:57:01

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Marvell, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Madison, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: November 22, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.4.1a and 2011.174.4.1b.; Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural Arkansas. She discusses assisting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fieldworkers Howard Himmelbaum and Myrtle Glascoe, working for Head Start, and starting a community center. Jackson's grandson is also interviewed. He joins her towards the end of file #2.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0004

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Children; Civil Rights; Education; Segregation; 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: 2011.174.4.1ab

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

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William G. Anderson, D.O. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Anderson, William G. D.O., American, born 1927
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: United States Navy, American, founded 1775; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Albany Movement, American, 1961 - 1962; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Meet the Press, American, founded 1947; Pritchett, Laurie, American, 1926 - 2000

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:32:47

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 26, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.41.1a, 2011.174.41.1b, 2011.174.41.1c, 2011.174.41.1d, 2011.174.41.1e, and 2011.174.41.1f.; William Anderson, D.O. recalls growing up in Americus, Georgia, serving in the navy during World War II, and his friendships with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy. He remembers opening his osteopath practice in Albany, Georgia, becoming a leader of the Albany Movement, and supporting protesters from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He discusses his several arrests with King and Abernathy, appearing on Meet the Press, the closing of all public facilities in Albany, and his later friendship with Sheriff Laurie Pritchett.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0041

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Medicine; Military; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969; 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: 2011.174.41.1a-f

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Howard University, American, founded 1867; Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969; Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:43:40

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America; Maryland, United States, North and Central America; Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Place collected: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 1, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.; Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042

Topic: African American; Activism; 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: 2011.174.42.1a-j

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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Robert Bagner Hayling, D.D Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: United States Air Force, American, founded 1947; Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, American, founded 1884; NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936; Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:54:48

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America; Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 14, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.; Robert Hayling, D.D recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses resigning from the NAACP, the support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for local protests, and his move to Cocoa, Florida.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0048

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Hate crimes; Medicine; 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: 2011.174.48.1a-f

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

Shirley Miller Sherrod Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; United States Department of Justice, American, founded 1870; Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937; New Communities, American, founded 1969; Federation of Southern Cooperatives, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:43:44

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 15, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.50.1a, 2011.174.50.1b, 2011.174.50.1c, 2011.174.50.1d, 2011.174.50.1e, 2011.174.50.1f, 2011.174.50.1g, 2011.174.50.1h, 2011.174.50.1i, 2011.174.50.1j, and 2011.174.50.1k, 2011.174.50.1l.; Shirley Sherrod recalls growing up on a farm in Baker County, Georgia, her father's murder, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She remembers traveling to Washington, D. C., to protest the Justice Department, and the attacks on her husband, the Reverend Charles Sherrod, a civil rights leader in Albany, Georgia. She also discusses starting the New Communities Land Trust and working for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and other organizations to help African American farmers.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0050

Topic: African American; Activism; Agriculture; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Humanitarianism; Labor; Law; Local and regional; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969; Violence

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: 2011.174.50.1a-l

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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

Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998; Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:03:09

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; India, Asia; Philippines, Asia

Date: September 16, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.51.1a, 2011.174.51.1b, 2011.174.51.1c, 2011.174.51.1d, 2011.174.51.1e, 2011.174.51.1f, 2011.174.51.1g, 2011.174.51.1h, 2011.174.51.1i, and 2011.174.51.1j.; Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India, and the Philippines while her father worked for the Foreign Service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a secretary, and witnessing the dissolution of that organization. She discusses meeting her former husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp005

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Education; Social reform; United States--History--1945-1953; United States--History--1953-1961; United States--History--1961-1969; 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: 2011.174.51.1a-j

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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

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; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:01:26

Type: video recordings; oral histories

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

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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

Carrie M. Young Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Young, Carrie M., American, born 1948
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, born 1936; Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939; Himmelbaum, Howard, American; Black United Youth, American

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:05:25

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 26, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.56.1a, 2011.174.56.1b, 2011.174.56.1c, 2011.174.56.1d, 2011.174.56.1e, 2011.174.56.1f, 2011.174.56.1g, 2011.174.56.1h, and 2011.174.56.1i.; Carrie Young recalls growing up in on a farm, moving to West Helena, Arkansas, with her family, and meeting civil rights organizers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), including Myrtle Glascoe, Bill Hansen, and Howard Himmelbaum. She remembers registering voters, gathering signatures to overturn a poll tax, and protesting at the Arkansas state capitol. She discusses her marriage to Howard Himmelbaum, suing her employer for discrimination, and working with the group Black United Youth in Little Rock, Arkansas.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0056

Topic: African American; Activism; Agriculture; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Justice; Labor; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Social reform; Suffrage; United States--History--1961-1969; Youth

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: 2011.174.56.1a-i

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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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