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  • Luis Zapata Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Zapata, Luis, 1944 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    San José State University, American, founded 1857
    United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
    Mississippi Freedom Labor Union, American, founded 1965
    Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Espy, Alphonso Michael "Mike", American, born 1953
    Date
    June 27, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:02:01
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.95.1a, 2011.174.95.1b, 2011.174.95.1c, 2011.174.95.1d, 2011.174.95.1e, and 2011.174.95.1f.
    Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register voters with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Zapata also discusses his later involvement in the congressional campaign of Mike Espy as well as his participation in international movements for human rights.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0095
    Place collected
    Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
    San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Humanitarianism
    Labor
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.95.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3d005cf-6be9-4875-a007-6def4befe4fa
  • Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    May 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: Benoit 5-10-27; at top right: Section House S. of James 5-11-27; at bottom left: S. of James 5-11-27; at bottom right: Benoit 5-10-27.
    Place collected
    Benoit, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdff916c-e1e5-4442-ba03-3bbace2b64f9
  • Birdsong Camp at Cleveland, Miss 4-29-27

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    April 29, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 20 x 25 1/2 in. (50.8 x 64.8 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo shows four long tables being used to feed a large group of people.
    Place captured
    Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5149acf02-30d6-4a55-8ef1-c4ecf1c55259
  • Scott 5-10-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 10, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts stranded cars and flooded buildings next to railroad tracks.
    Place captured
    Scott, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.35
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e2c1079-b586-4536-93a8-eb102332b2f0
  • Stock certificate for the Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company

    Issued by
    Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1912
    Owned by
    Daniel, Frank, American
    Subject of
    Montgomery, Isaiah T., American, 1847 - 1924
    Cosey, Ange A. Rev., American, born 1875
    Date
    January 18, 1911
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    L x W: 8 7/8 × 11 11/16 in. (22.6 × 29.7 cm)
    Description
    A stock certificate, number [2469] for nine shares of the Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company, issued to Frank Daniel on January 18, 1911 for $1.00 per share. The certificate is on cream colored paper surrounded by an elaborate green border. Beneath the top, left corner of the border is an image of two men surrounded by cotton plants, hauling baskets of cotton, a man picking cotton and a woman carrying a basket of cotton on her head. In the distant background the in another man picking cotton, a barn with animals and a steamboat, on a river in the far distance. Beneath the top, right corner of the border is an image of several stacked sacks, the top sack has [LINTERS] printed on the side. And leaning against the stacked sacks are two more sacks, one printed with [COTTON / SEED / HULLS FOR / STOCK / FEED] printed on the front and a second one with [COTTON / SEED / MEAL] lying flat on the ground in front of a barrel that has [CRUDE / COTTON / SEED / OIL] printed on one end of the barrel. The sacks and barrel are bordered on the right with two cotton bolls on stems with leaves. The certificate is signed via stamp by A.A. Casey, Secretary and Isaiah Montgomery, President. On the verso there are three blank, identical sets of a form to transfer stock ownership: {For Value Received / _____ hereby assign and transfer unto _____ / _____ Shares of the Capital Stock represented by the within / Certificate, and do hereby constitute and appoint _____ / Attorney, to transfer the said Stock on the books of the named Company, with full power of / substitution in the premises. / _____ / Dated _____ 190_ / Signed in the presence of _____].
    Place printed
    Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    stock certificates
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Communities
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gwen Lymon in loving memory of Rhoda Daniel Lowery
    Object number
    2014.177.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2f9f4f2-34c7-4a1b-9404-ff5f4a06e2b5
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