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Virginia Simms George Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- George, Virginia Simms, American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
- Thalhimers, American, founded 1842
- Date
- August 24, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:13:12
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.105.1a, 2011.174.105.1b, 2011.174.105.1c, 2011.174.105.1d, 2011.174.105.1e, and 2011.174.105.1f.
- Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0105
- Place collected
- Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Law
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.105.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress