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Flier for a pre-march Freedom Rally for the Meredith Marchers

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869; Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990; Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006; Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003; Kitt, Eartha, American, 1927 - 2008; Brando, Marlon, American, 1924 - 2004; Lancaster, Burton Stephen "Burt", American, 1913 - 1994

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: L x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1966

Description: An off-white flier with black ink that announces a: "Pre-March Freedom Rally" for the Meredith Marchers. The flier states: "Come to Tougaloo Campus Sat., June 25th, 8:00 P.M. to welcome the Meredith Marchers to Jackson". The flier advertises: "See!! / Hear!! / Sammy Davis / James Brown/ Nina Simone / Eartha Kitt / Marlon Brando / Burt Lancaster / and others".

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; American South; Civil Rights; Entertainers; Musicians; 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: 2011.109.5

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

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; 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

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; digital media - born digital

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

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

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
Interviewed by: Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
Subject of: Duke University, American, founded 1838; Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s; Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961; Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901; Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:06:04

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Arlington, Virginia, 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: March 17, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h.; Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia, her awareness of racial disparities grew. As a student at Duke University, she began participating in the sit-in movement. She soon moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which led her to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961. She describes in detail serving time at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm) with other civil rights activists. Mulholland also discusses attending Tougaloo College and her involvement in the Jackson sit-in movement.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0079

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; Prisons; Race relations; 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: 2011.174.79.1a-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

The Hononrable Lisa Anderson Todd Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Honorable Todd, Lisa Anderson, American, 1942 - 2015
Interviewed by: Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964; 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964; Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869; American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917; Cornell University, American, founded 1865; Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:49:03

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America; Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America; Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 24, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.; The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; Law; 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: 2011.174.93.1a-h

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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

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
Interview of: Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
Interviewed by: Pretzer, William S., American
Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s; Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration (2016.129.2.1a): 50.7 minutes; Duration (2016.129.2.2a): 49.4 minutes

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 11, 2016

Description: The oral history consists of 2016.129.2.1a and 2016.129.2.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.; 80.53677 GB; Joan Mulholland was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Mulholland donated Civil Rights ephemera, such as pamphlets, buttons, and flyers from Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) events to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.; In this oral history interview, Joan Mulholland discusses the items she donated from the Civil Rights Movement that reflect her life of activism, including her involvement in SNCC. She also discusses her choice to attend the HBCU Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, as a white woman, and the response of her parents to her choices and political activities.; Unedited File: Unedited digital file of oral history interview. This file is necessary in case we need to refer to the original recording for any reason and/or want to use a portion of the file that has been edited out.; Edited File: Videographer has minimized or eliminated interruptions, false starts and any unnecessary sounds. An agreed upon slate has also been added with title, date, and logo. Separate files of the same interview have been concatenated. This is the copy that will be made available to the public and/or researchers and uploaded to the website.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil rights; Education; Museums; Race relations

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

Object number: 2016.129.2.1a-2a

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Collection title: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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