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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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Noonan, Martha Prescod Norman, American

Interviewed by

Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939

Subject of

University of Michigan, American, founded 1817

Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:32:37

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America

Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 18, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.80.1a, 2011.174.80.1b, 2011.174.80.1c, 2011.174.80.1d, 2011.174.80.1e, 2011.174.80.1f, and 2011.174.80.1g.

Martha Prescod Norman Noonan describes her childhood in Providence, Rhode Island, and being one of the few black families in the neighborhood. Her parents urged her to attend the University of Michigan, where she joined Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and learned about the Civil Rights Movement in the South. She eventually made her way to Albany, Georgia, where she worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She also worked in the Movement in Mississippi and later in Alabama. Noonan describes the March on Washington, her perception of Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the early iterations of Black Power.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0080

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number

2011.174.80.1a-g

Restrictions & Rights

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture