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Black Panther guard at Unitarian Church, San Rafael, California, No. 123
- Photograph by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 17 3/4 x 12 in. (45.1 x 30.5 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- San Rafael, Marin County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- October 6, 1968; printed 2010
- Description
- A black-and-white portrait of a young African American male, wearing a turtleneck and dark leather jacket. There is a round button reading [HUEY FOR CONGRESS] on his lapel.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
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- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Couple listening at Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 15
- Photograph by
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 25, 1968; printed 2012
- Description
- A black-and-white image of a young African American couple. The woman wears a striped shirt and pearl earrings and the man wears a [Free Black Panther Prisoners] button on his jacket lapel. A white man operates a camera just behind them.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Black Panther couple listening, Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 20
- Photograph by
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 17 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (45.5 x 30.2 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 14, 1968; printed 2010
- Description
- A black-and-white image of young African American couple standing in a crowd. Man wears a leather jacket and beret with four buttons. Woman wears a Black Panther shirt.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
- Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:43:40
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 1, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
- Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- 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
- 2011.174.42.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:04:49
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
- Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- White supremacy movements
- 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
- 2011.174.78.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:01
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- 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
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- 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
- 2011.174.95.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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William “Bill” Russell Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Bill Russell, American, born 1934
- Interviewed by
- Branch, Taylor, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- University of San Francisco, American, founded 1855
- National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946
- Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946
- Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
- Boston Red Sox, American, founded 1901
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:07:25
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 12, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.88.1a, 2011.174.88.1b, 2011.174.88.1c, 2011.174.88.1d, 2011.174.88.1e, 2011.174.88.1f, 2011.174.88.1g, 2011.174.88.1h, 2011.174.88.1i, 2011.174.88.1j, and 2011.174.88.1k.
- Basketball player William "Bill" Russell remembers his childhood in Louisiana and Oakland, California, in the 1940s. After winning two Final Fours with the University of San Francisco, he won an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship playing for the Boston Celtics, one of thirteen Russell would win, including eight in a row. Russell had a difficult relationship with the sports media in Boston, but a better one with his Celtics teammates. He defends the organization as progressive on racial matters (as opposed to the Red Sox) and describes a post-retirement reconciliation with Boston that resulted in considerable Red Sox support for his mentoring organization and a statue of him, erected in 2013.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0088
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Civil rights
- Education
- Olympics
- Race relations
- Social reform
- United States--History--1933-1945
- United States--History--1945-1953
- United States--History--1953-1961
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- United States--History--2001-
- 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
- 2011.174.88.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Black Panther demonstration, Alameda Co. Court House, Oakland, California, during Huey Newton's trial, #71
- Photograph by
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 30, 1968, printed 2011
- Description
- A black-and-white image of three African American men wearing leather jackets and berets and carrying Free Huey banners on the court house steps.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.149.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Children cutting bread which was brought to the Free Huey Rally by the Diggers, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 35
- Photograph by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 28, 1968; printed 2012
- Description
- A black-and-white image of five young African American boys sitting on the grass cutting loaves of bread.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Black Panther mother and her newborn son, Baby Jesus X, San Francisco, California, No. 125
- Photograph by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- October 1, 1968, printed 2010
- Description
- A black-and-white image of an African American woman in a white robe holding a small baby in a white blanket.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.149.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of Art Industrial Club presentation to Frances Albrier
- Photograph by
- Joseph, E. F., American, 1900 - 1979
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
- Type
- photographs
- Place captured
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 15, 1962
- Caption
- This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the Art Industrial Club presentation to Frances Albrier. The photograph is located between pages twelve (12) and thirteen (13) of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
- Topic
- African American
- Education
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.1.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©E. F. Joseph
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Steven McNichols Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- McNichols, Steven, American, 1939 - 2013
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- United States Student Association, American, founded 1947
- National Student Federation of America, American, founded 1925
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Delta Ministry, American, founded 1964
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:17:14
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 1, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.58.1a, 2011.174.58.1b, 2011.174.58.1c, 2011.174.58.1d, 2011.174.58.1e, 2011.174.58.1f, 2011.174.58.1g, 2011.174.58.1h, 2011.174.58.1i, 2011.174.58.1j, and 2011.174.58.1k.
- Steven McNichols discussed his childhood in New York City, his mother's illnesses and attending the University of California, Los Angeles in 1958. He became involved in politics through the National Student Federation and National Student Association, and participated in the Freedom Rides, riding a train from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas. He also discusses his work with the Delta Ministry, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1964 Democratic Party convention.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0058
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.58.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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David Lewis and Baby Jesus X, San Francisco, California, No. 3
- Photograph by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Lewis, David
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- October 1, 1968, printed 2012
- Description
- A black-and-white image of an African American man holding a baby wrapped in a blanket.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.149.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Elmer Dixon Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dixon, Elmer, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Dixon, Aaron, American, born 1949
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:32:32
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- February 28, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.57.1a, 2011.174.57.1b, 2011.174.57.1c, 2011.174.57.1d, 2011.174.57.1e, 2011.174.57.1f, 2011.174.57.1g, 2011.174.57.1h, 2011.174.57.1i, 2011.174.57.1j, and 2011.174.57.1k.
- Elmer Dixon discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington, where he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and heard Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael speak. At 17 he met Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland and established, with his brother Aaron Dixon as Defense Captain, the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Dixon discusses his work with the Panthers, the survival of several of the programs he started, including a health clinic, his work after the Panther chapter closed down in 1978, and his current position as director of an executive consulting firm specializing in diversity issues.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0057
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.57.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Mildred Pitts Walter Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Walter, Mildred Pitts, born 1922
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Walter, Earl, American, died 1965
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:31:20
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- San Mateo, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Soviet Union, Europe
- Date
- March 1, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e.
- Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in 1944. Pitts recalls meeting Earl Walter whom she married two years later, her work with Earl who headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1951 to 1963, CORE pickets of housing developers in Los Angeles, and her work as a clerk in the LA school district while getting her teaching credentials. She also discusses her career writing over 20 books for children, her work with a national association of nurses to develop culturally sensitive training, marching in the Soviet Union for peace, her ideas about civil rights and human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0059
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Housing
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1945-1953
- United States--History--1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.59.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Bailey, D'Army, American, 1941 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Crump, Edward Hull "Boss", American, 1874 - 1954
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Clark University, American, founded 1887
- Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
- Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987
- National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:11:00
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 13, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
- The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Museums
- 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
- 2011.174.98.1a-n
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Kathleen Cleaver at Home
- Created by
- Copeland, Alan, Canadian, born 1943
- Subject of
- Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 x 6 1/16 in. (22.9 x 15.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 x 7 15/16 in. (25.4 x 20.2 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Kathleen Cleaver, full length, standing at her doorstep holding a shotgun.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Photography
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Gloria Claudette Grinnell Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Grinnell, Gloria Claudette, American, born 1939
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
- Los Angeles Unified School Disctrict, American, founded 1961
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:06:45
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Ojai, Ventura County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 14, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.83.1a, 2011.174.83.1b, 2011.174.83.1c, and 2011.174.83.1d.
- Gloria Claudette Grinnell recounts her participation in the sit-in movement in Richmond, Virginia, when she was a student at Virginia Union University. She describes her family's history on the East Coast and explains how she and her mother ended up in San Francisco. She discusses her decision to move from California to attend Virginia Union. She describes the sit-in movement that she joined in 1960. She discusses returning to California and her career with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0083
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Civil rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.83.1a-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
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Black Panther guards at Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 21
- Photograph by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (30.2 x 44.5 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 25, 1968; printed 2010
- Description
- A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Black Panthers from Sacramento, Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 62
- Photograph by
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Carlton, Mary Ann, American, born 1951
- Henderson, Delores, American
- Lee, Joyce, American
- Means, Joyce, American
- Hill, Paula, American
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (30.2 × 45.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 22 × 28 1/8 in. (55.9 × 71.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 25, 1968; printed 2010
- Description
- A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee, Joyce Means, and Paula Hill.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.83.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture