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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

Leventhal, William S., American, born 1946

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919

Summer Community Organization and Political Education, American, founded 1965

Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:02:18

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 13, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.82.1a, 2011.174.82.1b, 2011.174.82.1c, 2011.174.82.1d, 2011.174.82.1e, 2011.174.82.1f, 2011.174.82.1g, and 2011.174.82.1h.

Willy Siegel Leventhal discusses his childhood in California, his experiences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1960s, and his involvement in the Summer Community Organization and Political Education Project (SCOPE). Leventhal describes what it was like to be a Jewish child in a mostly Catholic community and how his childhood experiences informed his later activism and identity. Baseball was especially important to him, as he witnessed the first Jewish and African American ballplayers desegregate the Major Leagues. Leventhal became active in SCOPE during his first year at UCLA, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visited campus to recruit students. Leventhal describes the SCOPE training in Atlanta, and he shares his memories of living and working in Macon and Americus, Georgia.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0082

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

American West

Associations and institutions

Baseball

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

2011.174.82.1a-h

Restrictions & Rights

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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

Fuller Degelmann, Linda, American

Interviewed by

Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American

Subject of

Koinonia Farm, American, founded 1942

Fuller, Millard Dean, American, 1935 - 2009

Habitat for Humanity, American, founded 1976

Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:07:51

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 28, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.89.1a, 2011.174.89.1b, 2011.174.89.1c, 2011.174.89.1d, 2011.174.89.1e, and 2011.174.89.1f.

Linda Fuller Degelmann discusses her experiences at Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia. She and her former husband, Millard Fuller were inspired to start Habitat for Humanity. She describes her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and her memories of racial segregation from childhood through young adulthood when she became aware of the Freedom Rides and the Civil Rights Movement. She and Millard decided to move to Koinonia Farm in 1968, where they worked on cooperative industries, helped to establish a child development center, and built homes, which provided the seeds for Habitat for Humanity. She goes on to describe the growth of Habitat for Humanity in the United States and internationally, and she explains the religious principles of the organization as well as linking it to the Civil Rights Movement.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0089

Topic

African American

Activism

Agriculture

American South

Associations and institutions

Children

Civil rights

Humanitarianism

Labor

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

2011.174.89.1a-f

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