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

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

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

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

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

Created by

National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003

Recorded by

Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American

Interview of

Harris, Charles A., American, 1927 - 2016

Interviewed by

Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American

Subject of

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

Flash Newspicture Magazine, American, founded 1937

Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965

Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration (2016.129.11.1a): 59.6 minutes

Duration (2016.129.11.2a): 59.8 minutes

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Collection title

The Collection Donor Oral History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Place collected

Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 2, 2016

Description

The oral history consists of 2016.129.11.1a and 2016.129.11.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.

99.64389 GB

Charles A. Harris was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. The Harris family donated a camera, two magazines, an award, and several photographs to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

In this oral history interview, Charles "T" Harris, Jr. talks in detail about his father, the photographer, Charles H. Harris. He describes his father’s work as a photographer for Flash Magazine, where he got his start, and for the Pittsburgh Courier. He also discusses his father’s involvement in the Negro League Baseball and with the professional African American basketball team.

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

Baseball

Basketball

Communities

Families

Mass media

Museums

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.129.11.1a-2a

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture