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Mrs. Medgar Evers and family - she comforts her eldest son at Medgar Evers' funeral, Jackson MS
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Evers, Myrlie, American, born 1933
- Evers, Darrell, American, 1953 - 2001
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 15, 1963
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts a crowd of African Americans in mourning attire.
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- 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
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is stopped by police at Medgar Evers' funeral, Jackson, MS
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 1963
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His face is framed by the head and shoulders of two men in the foreground.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- 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
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At the Funeral of Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi: A Tribute in Tears and a Thrust for Freedom
- Published by
- Publisher's New Press, American
- Written by
- Jackson, James E., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (21.5 x 9 cm)
- Type
- pamphlets
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- Pamphlet consisting of black print on off-white paper. At top, a small bust-length image of a man. At center, an edited photograph depicting protesters massed against a police line.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter written by John Moody to his parents about the Freedom Rides
- Written by
- Moody, John P. Jr.
- Received by
- Moody, John P. Sr.
- Moody, Marie, American, 1903 - 1995
- Subject of
- Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)
- Type
- correspondence
- Freedom
- Place made
- Jackson, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 27, 1961
- Description
- A six page letter written by John Moody to his parents on May 27, 1961. The letter is handwritten in red pen on white paper. The letter describes his participation in the May 1961 Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi and his subsequent experience on trial and in jail in Jackson.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Correspondence
- Law
- Resistance
- Segregation
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John P. Moody, Jr.
- Object number
- 2014.235a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John P. Moody Jr.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
- Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Kennard, Clyde, American, 1927 - 1963
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:01:26
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 20, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.
- Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- 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
- 2011.174.54.1a-g
- 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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Amos C. Brown Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. Brown, Amos C., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- The Plain Dealer, American, founded 1842
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Operation Crossroads Africa, American, founded 1958
- Third Baptist Church, American, founded 1852
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:48
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Africa
- Date
- March 2, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.60.1a, 2011.174.60.1b, 2011.174.60.1c, 2011.174.60.1d, 2011.174.60.1e, 2011.174.60.1f, 2011.174.60.1g, and 2011.174.60.1h.
- Reverend Dr. Amos Brown discusses his childhood in Jackson, Mississippi and meeting Medgar Evers, who quickly became his mentor. Brown was a leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as a teenager, leading the Jackson chapter and then the whole state Youth Council and traveling with Mr. Evers across the country to attend a national conference. He was asked to leave his high school for making comments to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about unequal schools for blacks, and remembers his participation in a 1961 Freedom Ride, his travel to Africa as part of Operation Crossroads Africa, and his work at Third Baptist Church on various social causes.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0060
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- International affairs
- Religion
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Youth
- 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
- 2011.174.60.1a-h
- 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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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
- 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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Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
- Interviewed by
- Pretzer, William S., American
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.2.1a): 50.7 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.2.2a): 49.4 minutes
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 11, 2016
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.2.1a and 2016.129.2.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 80.53677 GB
- Joan Mulholland was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Mulholland donated Civil Rights ephemera, such as pamphlets, buttons, and flyers from Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) events to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview, Joan Mulholland discusses the items she donated from the Civil Rights Movement that reflect her life of activism, including her involvement in SNCC. She also discusses her choice to attend the HBCU Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, as a white woman, and the response of her parents to her choices and political activities.
- Unedited File: Unedited digital file of oral history interview. This file is necessary in case we need to refer to the original recording for any reason and/or want to use a portion of the file that has been edited out.
- Edited File: Videographer has minimized or eliminated interruptions, false starts and any unnecessary sounds. An agreed upon slate has also been added with title, date, and logo. Separate files of the same interview have been concatenated. This is the copy that will be made available to the public and/or researchers and uploaded to the website.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Museums
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.2.1a-2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Shipping A
- Photograph by
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2368 pixels × 3456 pixels
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place captured
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House warehouse. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts two women working at a table to prepare items for shipping. The woman furthest from the viewer (left) has a white head wrap and is wearing a white turtleneck and is looking at the box the other woman (right) is weight. The woman on the right is wearing a colored turtleneck and has curly hair. The box has the Liberty House logo on the right. There are other objects on the counter in the front right of the picture (a basket and a circular container). There are other wrapping and packaging materials visible on the table (including paper on a large spool, etc). There is a glow at the PL shoulder of the woman on the right.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.23.12.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Doris A. Derby
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Media Arts-Photography
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Shipping B
- Photograph by
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2401 pixels × 2119 pixels
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place captured
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white image of an interior view of the Liberty House marketing B. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts two women working at a table to prepare items for shipping. The woman furthes from the viewer (left) has a white head wrap and is wearing a white turtleneck and is looking towards the table. The woman on the right is wearing a colored turtleneck and has curly hair. The woman on the right is weighing a box that has the Liberty House logo on it. there are other objects on the counter in the bottom of the image, including a basket, a circular contain, a roll of paper, and two of the Liberty House catalogs (Similar to Reference #1). There are other wrapping and packagin materials visible (including paper on a large spool, trash cans in the background, and shelves of other materials).
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.23.12.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Doris A. Derby
- 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
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Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Inventory
- Photograph by
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1104 pixels × 728 pixels
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place captured
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House Marketing Warehouse. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a young man conducting inventory. He wears a dark collared shirt and pants, a white apron, and holds two dolls in his hands in front of a shelf of dolls.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.23.12.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Doris A. Derby
- 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