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Abernathy Family Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Abernathy, Donzaleigh, American, born 1957
- Abernathy, Juandalynn R., American
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph D. III, American, 1959 - 2016
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:33
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Stuttgart, Germany, Europe
- Date
- October 10, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of twenty-nine digital files: 2011.174.108.1a, 2011.174.108.1b, 2011.174.108.1c, 2011.174.108.1d, 2011.174.108.1e, 2011.174.108.1f, 2011.174.108.1g, 2011.174.108.1h, 2011.174.108.1i, 2011.174.108.1j, 2011.174.108.1k, 2011.174.108.1l, 2011.174.108.1m, 2011.174.108.1n, 2011.174.108.1o, 2011.174.108.1p, 2011.174.108.1q, 2011.174.108.1r, 2011.174.108.1s, 2011.174.108.1t, 2011.174.108.1u, 2011.174.108.1v, 2011.174.108.1w, 2011.174.108.1x, 2011.174.108.1y, 2011.174.108.1z, 2011.174.108.1aa, 2011.174.108.1bb, and 2011.174.108.1cc.
- Donzaleigh Abernathy, Juandalynn Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy, III, recall their father, Ralph David Abernathy and their own experiences as children in the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy children spent much of their childhoods with the children of Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike the King children, the Abernathy siblings actively participated in direct action, including the Poor People's Campaign. All three children felt palpably the fear of violence in their everyday lives. This interview offers an intimate portrait of the home of a civil rights icon and of the intense friendship between Abernathy and King.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0108
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Families
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- 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
- 2011.174.108.1a-cc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Dorothy Foreman Cotton Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Foreman Cotton, Dorothy, American, born 1930
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Shaw University, American, founded 1865
- Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
- Dr. Daniel, Robert Prentiss, American, 1902 - 1968
- Cotton, George J., American
- Gillfield Baptist Church, American, founded 1797
- Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Clark, Septima Poinsette, American, 1898 - 1987
- Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
- Citizenship Education Program, American, founded 1954
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:12:39
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Place collected
- Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 25, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.40.1a, 2011.174.40.1b, 2011.174.40.1c, 2011.174.40.1d, 2011.174.40.1e, 2011.174.40.1f, 2011.174.40.1g, and 2011.174.40.1h.
- Dorothy Foreman Cotton discusses growing up in rural North Carolina, attending Shaw University and Virginia State College, working as a housekeeper for the president of these colleges, Dr. Robert Prentiss Daniel, and meeting her husband, George Cotton. She discusses attending the Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia, working with pastor Wyatt Tee Walker on organizing civil rights protests and meetings, and meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. She moved to Atlanta to assist Walker in his work with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became Director of Education for the organization. At the Highlander Folk School, she met Septima Clark and Esau Jenkins and led the Citizenship Education Program. She also discusses the impact of King's assassination on the movement and the philosophy of nonviolence.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0040
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- 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
- 2011.174.40.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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William S. Leventhal Oral History Interview
- 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
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Place collected
- El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, 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
- 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
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Lonnie C. King Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- King, Lonnie C., American, born 1936
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- United States Navy, American, founded 1775
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984
- Clement, Rufus Early, American, 1900 - 1967
- Atlanta Student Movement, American, founded 1960
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:33:48
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 29, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.90.1a, 2011.174.90.1b, 2011.174.90.1c, 2011.174.90.1d, 2011.174.90.1e, 2011.174.90.1f, 2011.174.90.1g, 2011.174.90.1h, 2011.174.90.1i, 2011.174.90.1j, 2011.174.90.1k.
- Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls his stint in the U.S. Navy, his years as a student at Morehouse College, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Atlanta in the 1960s. He also remembers his relationships with older African American leaders in Atlanta, including Martin Luther King, Sr., the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mays, and Rufus Clement, and the various boycotts and protests staged by the Atlanta Student Movement while he was its director.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0090
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Military
- 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
- 2011.174.90.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress