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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
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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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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)
- 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
- See more items in
- 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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Birmingham, Alabama. SNCC Workers Outside the Funeral
- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Bell, Emma, American
- Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
- Ani, Marimba, American
- Shirah, Samuel C. Jr., American, 1943 - 1980
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (22.5 x 32.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.2 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a crowd outdoors; an African American woman holds an American flag and in the back an African American man shades himself from the sun under an umbrella.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Cambridge, Maryland. Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC Photographer is Arrested
- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Vaughs, Clifford, American
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964; printed 1994
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos . Permission required for use.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Southwest Georgia. SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle
- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
- Battle, Randy, American
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (22.2 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963; printed 1994
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Charles Sherrod (standing) and Randy Battle (sitting) visiting an African American woman who is sitting on her front porch. An African American man and woman stand behind her.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Stokely Carmichael at SNCC Office, Atlanta, GA
- Created by
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Subject of
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 1/2 x 9 3/16 in. (34.3 x 23.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 in. (35.4 x 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 20 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (52.1 x 40.3 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Stokely Carmichael, shown from behind, seated at a desk with his head down and his hands on the back of his neck. The wall above his desk displays newspaper clippings and photographs.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- See more items in
- 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
- See more items in
- 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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Pinback button promoting SNCC and black power
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Attributed to
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15/16 × 3/16 in. (2.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Date
- 1966-1975
- Description
- Small, round pin-back button featuring an illustrated clenched fist set against a white background. Black type circles fist and reads, [BLACK/POWER/SN/CC].
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Identity
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.38
- 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
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Ticket to a Tri-Benefit Performance of the Freedom Singers
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Transportation for Childen, Inc., founded 1961
- Bethesda Baptist Church, founded 1888
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 x 6 in. (5.1 x 15.2 cm)
- Type
- tickets
- Place used
- New Rochelle, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- Four (4) tickets to a Tri-Benefit Performance featuring the Freedom Singers of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The concert was held January 31, 1963 at 4:00pm at the Bethesda Baptist Church in New Rochelle, NY. The tickets are printed in black ink on cream paper. The left side of each ticket is perforated so that the left one-third of the ticket could have been torn off when the ticket-holder attended the concert. .1 is ticket No. 188; .2 is ticket No. 937; .3 is ticket No. 1366; .4 is ticket No. 1374.
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Religious groups
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur L. Pulley, Jr. Memorial Center for Creativity, Greenfield Park, NY
- Object number
- 2014.51.1-.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Now!
- Created by
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Photograph by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 3/4 x 10 in. (40 x 25.4 cm)
- Type
- posters
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Description
- A two-tone poster for SNCC using an image by Danny Lyon of men and women at a rally. A young man in the left foregrand is clapping his hands, while the man next to him raises his hand with his fingers in a snapping position. At the top right, the word NOW! appears in large black letters.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Gesture
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn and Roderic Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece.
- Object number
- 2011.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © SNCC, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Permission required for use.
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- 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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Check to SNCC from James Baldwin
- Written by
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Received by
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 2 3/4 x 6 3/16 in. (7 x 15.7 cm)
- Type
- checks
- Place depicted
- 214 Broadway, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 23, 1962
- Description
- A Chase Manhattan Bank check belonging to James Baldwin, made payable to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on September 23, 1962 in the amount of $150.00. The check is endorsed on the recto by Paul Brooks of the Chicago Branch of SNCC.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
- Object number
- 2011.99.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- digital media - born digital
- 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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- 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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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
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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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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
-
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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- 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
-
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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- 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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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
- 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