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  • Walter Bruce Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bruce, Walter, American, 1928 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 11, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:24:55
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.71.1a, 2011.174.71.1b, 2011.174.71.1c, 2011.174.71.1d, 2011.174.71.1e, 2011.174.71.1f, 2011.174.71.1g, 2011.174.71.1h, and 2011.174.71.1i.
    Walter Bruce shares memories of his childhood in Durant, Mississippi, where his family sharecropped. As a young man he became a carpenter and also a gospel singer. He describes his early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, including his participation in Mississippi Freedom Summer. Bruce was involved in community and political organizing throughout the 1960s, from helping to start health clinics and participating in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to his involvement in sit-ins and marches. Bruce also discusses the process of choosing and running black candidates for political office in the 1960s.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0071
    Place collected
    Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Gospel (Music)
    Labor
    Medicine
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Singers (Musicians)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    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
    2011.174.71.1a-i
    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/fd52565f101-573d-4602-a88c-355dde617652
  • Julia Matilda Burns Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Burns, Julia Matilda, American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Date
    March 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:32
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.73.1a and 2011.174.73.1b.
    Julia Matilda Burns describes her experience in segregated schools in Humphreys County, Mississippi, where she grew up. After becoming a teacher at Marshall High School in Belzoni, Mississippi, she began to take notice of the Civil Rights Movement, but her involvement was limited because she did not want to lose her job. Burns describes protests by whites against school desegregation in Tchula, Mississippi, and her experiences as a teacher in Tchula. She also discusses her successful election for a position on the school board and the work she accomplished during her tenure.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0073
    Place collected
    Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.73.1ab
    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/fd51ad94661-d29f-4040-8162-377be0058b48
  • Rosie Head Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Head, Rosie M., American
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Child Development Group of Mississippi, American, founded 1965
    Date
    March 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:18:59
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.74.1a, 2011.174.74.1b, 2011.174.74.1c, 2011.174.74.1d, 2011.174.74.1e, 2011.174.74.1f, and 2011.174.74.1g.
    Rosie Head describes her early life in Greenwood, Mississippi, where her family lived and worked on a plantation. She discusses how her parents faced racial discrimination in their work and how they were cheated by the plantation owner and then blacklisted. In 1964, Head joined the Civil Rights Movement in Tchula, Mississippi, where her family had relocated. Head recounts the various ways she was involved in the movement: registering voters, working with Freedom Summer volunteers, helping to establish the Child Development Group of Mississippi, and campaigning for black candidates for political office.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0074
    Place collected
    Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Politics (Practical)
    Race discrimination
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    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
    2011.174.74.1a-g
    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/fd5d8a8250b-ebaf-4003-8fcf-38d0755f5467
  • The Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Clark, Robert G. Jr., American, born 1928
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Mississippi Legislature, American, founded 1817
    Date
    March 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:58:24
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.75.1a, 2011.174.75.1b, 2011.174.75.1c, 2011.174.75.1d, 2011.174.75.1e, 2011.174.75.1f, 2011.174.75.1g, and 2011.174.75.1h.
    The Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr., describes the early life experiences that led up to his successful campaign for political office in the Mississippi Legislature, where he became the first African American elected since Reconstruction. He discusses his childhood in Pickens, Mississippi, and he describes the family farm that he now owns, his relationship to his family, and the expectations that they had of him to receive an education. Clark discusses his career as an educator, and he describes how the Civil Rights Movement influenced him. After a failed campaign for school superintendent, he volunteered to run for state office. Clark describes his experiences in the Mississippi Legislature, focusing on how he helped to pass the Education Reform Act.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0075
    Place collected
    Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.75.1a-h
    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/fd5d824ed16-bf5e-4fd9-95a8-7ded2aabdbe1
  • Freedom Democratic Headquarters, Holmes Co., Mississippi

    Created by
    Varela, Maria, American, born 1940
    Subject of
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    ca. 1965
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 6 in. (22.1 x 15.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (25.2 x 20.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a small building with signs above the porch and front door that say "Freedom Democratic Party F.D.P" An African American boy is standing on the porch.
    Place depicted
    Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Suffrage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.39
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Maria Varela/The Image Works. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b13c47ae-2b6a-4426-a02e-1ed78ceaf0e0
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