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Gertrude Newsome Jackson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
- Interviewed by
- Paysour, LaFleur
- Subject of
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
- Date
- November 22, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:57:01
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.4.1a and 2011.174.4.1b.
- Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural Arkansas. She discusses assisting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fieldworkers Howard Himmelbaum and Myrtle Glascoe, working for Head Start, and starting a community center. Jackson's grandson is also interviewed. He joins her towards the end of file #2.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0004
- Place collected
- Marvell, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison, St. Clair County, Illinois, 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
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- 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
- 2011.174.4.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Dr. H. Jack Geiger. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
- Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
- United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
- Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
- Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
- Date
- March 16, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:31:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
- Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- 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
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Entertainers
- Medicine
- Military
- 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
- 2011.174.76.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Poster for events in support of the indicted Attica inmates
- Printed by
- RPM Print Co-Op, American, active 1970s
- Subject of
- Attica Correctional Facility, founded 1931
- Date
- December 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A poster advertising two upcoming events in support of inmates indicted for the Attica prison uprising, a fundraising dinner and a speaking engagement with two of the indicted inmates. The poster is printed in red and black text on an offwhite background. At the top, red text reads [FREE the INDICTED ATTICA INMATES! / Support the Brothers' Demands. / 1. Drop the Charges. / 2. Indict the real criminals. / 3. Implement the 28 demands.] In the center is an image of inmates at the Attica Correctional facility during the riots. It depicts two men, one wearing a cloth over his head and sunglasses, both arms raised in the air with clenched fists. Directly behind him is another man wearing a vee- necked shirt, holding his clenched right fist in the air. There is a clenched fist in the foreground. In the background is a large crowd of men, also with raised clenched fists. A long high wall is visible in the distance. At bottom center is the text [SPONSORED BY THE OPEN CENTERS COMMITTEE]. At the bottom left is a small imprint for the RPM Print Co-Op.
- Place depicted
- Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, Wyoming County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Justice
- Law
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions