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Pin-back button for SNCC's One Man One Vote campaign
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/16 x 1 x 1/8 in. (3 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm)
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Description
- A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee pin back button with the top half in black with white text and the bottom half in white with black text. In the middle, center is [SNCC] with the letters split in half with the top half in white and the bottom half in black. The text on the button reads: [ONE MAN / SNCC / ONE VOTE]. On the reverse is a small, white, round sticker with the number [173] and a pin without a fastener.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pin-back button from SNCC
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Description
- A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING / COMMITTEE]. On the reverse are two small white stickers. One is round with the number [225] and the other rectangular with two lines of text: [rear / 6936]. The revers has a pin with a fastener.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Bumper sticker with the slogan One Man, One Vote
- Created by
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- paper , ink , adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 15 in. (8.9 x 38.1 cm)
- Type
- bumper stickers
- Date
- 1962 - 1965
- Description
- A blue bumper sticker with green and white print. Vertical text down the left side reads: [SNCC]. Text moving from left to right along the sticker reads: [ONE MAN x ONE VOTE].
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2010.71.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- See more items in
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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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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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- 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
- 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
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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, founded 1974
- Pan-African Congress, 1919 - 1994
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:43:40
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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
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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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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
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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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- 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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- 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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- 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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Sam Mahone Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Mahone, Sam, American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Americus Four, American
- Leesburg Stockade, American, 1960s
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:03:21
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of one digital file: 2011.174.63.1a.
- Sam Mahone discusses his experiences of racial segregation and discrimination in Americus, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After he joined SNCC, he participated in an array of activism: picketing a segregated movie theater, registering voters, and organizing in the black community. He also discusses the arrests that he and other activists experienced due to their activism, including the Americus Four case and the Leesburg Stockade. He concludes the interview by discussing his current involvement in showcasing African American art.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0063
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Art
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Race discrimination
- Resistance
- 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
- 2011.174.63.1a
- 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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Robert McClary Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- McClary, Robert, American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Subject of
- Southwest Georgia Project for For Community Education, Inc., American
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:28:17
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Worth County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.64.1a and 2011.174.64.1b.
- In this short interview, Robert McClary discusses his involvement in the Southwest Georgia Project. McClary describes attending mass meetings in Worth County, Georgia, and he discusses his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) which consisted of keeping the books, registering voters and informing people about welfare services.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0064
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- 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
- 2011.174.64.1ab
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Hunter College, American, founded 1870
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Free Southern Theater, American, 1963 - 1980
- Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:51:05
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 26, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.8.1a, 2011.174.8.1b, 2011.174.8.1c, 2011.174.8.1d, 2011.174.8.1e, 2011.174.8.1f, 2011.174.8.1g, and 2011.174.8.1h.
- Doris Derby discusses her childhood in the Bronx, joining a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and attending Hunter College. She talks about going to an Episcopal church. She recalls her work in African art and dance, and traveling to Albany, Georgia, to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with voter registration. She remembers teaching adult literacy in Mississippi with SNCC, starting the Free Southern Theater, and working for Head Start.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0008
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Art
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Dance
- Education
- Religion
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- Theatre
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban life
- 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
- 2011.174.8.1a-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