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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    McCray, Frank, American, 1906 - 1955
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 15 13/16 x 11 1/8 in. (40.2 x 28.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Simple kindness overwhelms an old man. Frank McCray had a headache one day in 1927, soon was paralyzed, and has been in this chair ever since. He broke down and wept when Maude stopped in.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 140.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude E. Callen standing behind Frank McCray, who is sitting with his hands covering his face with a towel. Callen's left hand is resting on the back of the man's head and she is holding a bag in her other. A woman is sitting on a bed behind them. The image is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.1
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Incubator is made of box and whiskey bottles full of warm water. The bottles are placed at foot and sides of box, then covered with layers of cloth. This will sometimes work for as long as two or three hours.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 144.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen pouring water into a glass bottle. On the table next to her is a lantern, more bottles and a crate with a sheet in it. Two pans are hanging on the wall. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.10
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 3/8 x 13 7/16 in. (26.4 x 34.1 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Maude at 51 has a thoughtful, weary face that reflects the fury of her life. Orphaned at 7, she was brought up by an uncle in Florida, studied at Georgia Infirmary in Savannah, became a nurse at 21.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 138.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen holding a flower and leaning on a bag that is on a porch. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen and three men walking towards a car with its doors open. Two of the men are holding the third man between them. In the background is a home with a woman sitting on the porch. The back of the photograph is inscribed and stamped.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.12
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 9 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. (23.3 x 34.3 cm)
    H x W (image): 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.2 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Outside a clinic held in school, crowd waits to see Maude. On one afternoon, with one assistant, she gave 810 typhoid shots, later went out and delivered another baby.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 143.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of several men, women and children. There are cars and a building in the background with more people. The back of the photograph is stamped and has the number "92" written on it.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Tomczak, Eric, American, born 1918
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (34 × 24 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen talking to two women on a road. The two women are facing Callen and have their backs turned to the camera. The woman on the left is holding a container on her head while the other woman is holding a cloth bundle on her arm. Callen is holding a notebook. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
    H x W (image): 13 7/16 x 10 1/2 in. (34.1 x 26.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen walking on logs laying in a muddy road. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.15
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Fuller, Annabelle, American, 1930 - 1999
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Pineville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Accident case is brought to Maude's door one night. Annabelle Fuller was seriously cut in an auto accident and Maude had given her first aid. Now the girl returns to have her dressing changed.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 138.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of two men carrying Annabelle Fuller into a building. Maude Callen is leaning out of the doorway and holding onto her leg, which is in a cast. The back is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/8 x 14 3/16 in. (25.7 x 36 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen sitting in a chair next to a bed with a patient in it. A nurse stands in the background and looks on. Callen is leaning forward with her right arm resting on the back of the chair while her left arm supports her head. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Tomczak, Eric, American, born 1918
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (34.3 x 23.5 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen giving a man a shot. They are outside standing next to a porch with several other people waiting in line. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (mat board): 20 x 15 15/16 in. (50.8 x 40.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a girl sitting down and holding a pair of crutches in her left hand. The photograph has several stamps and inscriptions on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (34 x 25.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Pineville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of young girls sitting in a room with posters on the far wall. One of the posters is falling down while the other says "A Baby Has the Right To Be Loved." The back is stamped, inscribed and has a sticker that reads "medical care in rural S. Carolina."
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

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    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (32.1 x 25.1 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    New Dresses for 9-year old Carrie (right) and 8-year old Marry Jane Covington were dropped off by Maude on her way to a patient. Occasionally, as in this case, she gets clothing from friends or charitable organizations and distributes it where she thinks it is most needed. But sometimes she buys the clothes herself.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 140.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen leaning slightly to her left while facing a young girl. The young girl facing Callen is leaning to her right and holding the bottom of her dress out. Another girl is in the right side of the picture holding a dress to her chest and smiling. A house is in the background of the picture. A woman stands in the doorway of the house and is holding a baby. The photograph is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

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    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Jackson, Stella, American, 1924 - 1986
    Jackson, Frank Lemeul, American, born 1951
    Jackson, Francis, American, born 1951
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (33.8 × 26.5 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Healthy twins, who were delivered a day apart last year by Maude, get a quick one-over when she stops in to see them and to pump herself a drink of water. Only about 2% of her patients are white.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 138.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen working a hand water pump and holding a tin container under the spigot. A woman holding a baby is standing next to her, watching. Another baby is sitting on the floor next to their feet. The back has marks and inscriptions on it.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 5/16 x 9 3/4 in. (33.8 x 24.8 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white prints (photographs)
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Pineville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen sitting at a desk. She is rubbing her eye with her right hand and holding papers with her left. Facing her on the other side of the room is a manikin. Next to the manikin is a table with jars, containers, vegetables and other food on it. The back is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.1 × 26.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Making a delivery pad in patient's home according to classroom method, Maude crimps together the edges of several pieces of newspaper. Her materials must be makeshift; even paper is scarce.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 144.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen rolling a newspaper into a delivery pad. Two children sit on a bench in the background and watch. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.8
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • Untitled

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    Photograph by
    Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
    Subject of
    Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
    Dr. Fishburne, William K., American, 1880 - 1968
    Unidentified
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/4 x 13 15/16 in. (26 x 35.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1951
    Caption
    Dr. W. L. Fishburne, head of the Berkeley County health department, examines a patient brought to the hospital by Maude.
    W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 142.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen and Dr. W. K. Fishburne examining a patient. The patient has her back to the camera. Both Callen and Fishburne have a hand on the patient's back. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
    Object number
    2013.114.9
    Restrictions & Rights
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  • William Saunders Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Saunders, William, American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Taylor, Kieran Walsh
    Subject of
    Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
    Highlander Folk School, American
    Charleston Hospital Workers Movement
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:23:43
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Johns Island, Charleston+County"&edan_local=1&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 9, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
    William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the Lowcountry Newsletter, helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    Labor
    Mass media
    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
    2011.174.27.1a-d
    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
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  • Euvester Simpson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Simpson, Euvester, American, born 1946
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:34:46
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Racine, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 12, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g.
    Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her parents' decision to send her to Racine, Wisconsin, to attend high school because they were fed up with segregated public schools in Mississippi. For her last year of high school, Simpson returned to Mississippi, and she became active in the Civil Rights Movement. She describes attending a citizenship school in Charleston, South Carolina, going to mass meetings, and being arrested with a group of women, including Fannie Lou Hamer. She also discusses her involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Council of Federated Organizations, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Simpson ends the interview by discussing the legacy of the movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0072
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Women
    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
    2011.174.72.1a-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
  • Photographic print of a woman on a porch

    Photographic print of a woman on a porch

    Photograph by
    Turner, William O.
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Owned by
    Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (8.3 × 8.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 5 3/16 × 5 3/16 in. (13.2 × 13.2 cm)
    Type
    collodion prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    W. Burke Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    early 20th century
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a woman standing on a port with her right hand on her hip. She is wearing a shirt and long skirt in the Edwardian style. The door to the building is behind the woman and a house number [613] is visible above the door. The back of the photograph has the photographer's stamp on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.29.72
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Collection title
    Maxine Sullivan Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture