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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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003

Recorded by

Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American

Interview of

Taylor, Edward Theodore, American, born 1932

Interviewed by

Navies, Kelly Elaine, American

Subject of

United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration (2016.129.6.1a): 95.9 minutes

Duration (2016.129.6.2a): 92.9 minutes

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

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

Place depicted

Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 18, 2016

Description

The oral history consists of 2016.129.6.1a and 2016.129.6.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.

152.84613 GB

Edward Taylor was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Taylor donated a photograph of himself that was taken in Korea during the Korean War to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He was 19 years old at the time the photograph was taken.

Edward Taylor vividly recounts his childhood in the segregated world of Maryland’s eastern shore, including a particularly tragic incident involving racial violence. He continues on to tell the story of his experience as a combat infantryman during the Korean War, after the US military had been recently integrated. This story includes the tale of how he earned two Purple Hearts. Later, after he returns to the United States, he recounts a racial incident that lead him to discard his Purple Hearts in the Chesapeake Bay. The last part of the interview is devoted to his role as a pioneering educator in the desegregation of the public schools in Wicomico County, Maryland.

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

Civil rights

Communities

Education

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military

Museums

Race discrimination

Segregation

United States--History--1953-1961

United States--History--1961-1969

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.129.6.1a-2a

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

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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