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Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carawan, Candie, American, born 1939
- Carawan, Guy Hughes, American, 1927 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Date
- September 19, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:54:11
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.
- Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052
- Place collected
- New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 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
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.52.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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C.T. Vivian Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
- Interviewed by
- Branch, Taylor, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- American Baptist Theological Seminary, American, founded 1924
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
- Children's Crusade, American, founded 1963
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Date
- March 29, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 4:06:19
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.6.1a, 2011.174.6.1b, 2011.174.6.1c, and 2011.174.6.1d.
- C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he met other civil rights activists and participated in demonstrations. He remembers planning the Freedom Rides, his imprisonment at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, and working for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0006
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Peoria, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Prisons
- Religion
- 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
- 2011.174.6.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Robert Bagner Hayling, D.D Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, American, founded 1884
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Date
- September 14, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:54:48
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.
- Robert Hayling, D.D recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses resigning from the NAACP, the support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for local protests, and his move to Cocoa, Florida.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0048
- Place collected
- Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, 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
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Medicine
- Military
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- White supremacy movements
- World War II
- 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
- 2011.174.48.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Clock used by the Citizen's Savings and Trust Company
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Commissioned by
- Citizen's Savings and Trust Company, American, founded 1920
- Subject of
- Rev. Dr. Boyd, Richard Henry, American, 1843 - 1922
- Date
- 1920-2013
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood, copper, glass, plastic, metal
- Dimensions
- clock: 64 3/16 × 28 9/16 × 16 15/16 in. (163 × 72.5 × 43 cm)
- base: 7 11/16 × 32 5/16 × 17 15/16 in. (19.5 × 82 × 45.5 cm)
- electronics box: 2 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (7.5 × 20.5 × 15.5 cm)
- lightbulbs: 4 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (11 × 6 × 6 cm)
- Description
- A large rectangular clock and sign (2013.208.2a). The front and back of the clock has a stained glass sign that reads “CITIZENS / SAVINGS / BANK / & TRUST CO.” The clock is located under the stained glass sign on the clock's front. The body of the clock is constructed of copper metal. The sides of the clock are made of copper and have small vent-like patterns running from top to bottom. The back of the clock has an opening that reveals the inside electrical components of the clock.
- 2013.208.2b is the base of the clock. The base is wood and rectangular in shape. The base has some cornice work at the top and bottom.
- 2013.208.2c is a metal electronics box used to operate the clock. It has a black top and sides. On the front left is a metal switch indicating when the timer is on or off. On the front right is a red button for setting the clock. A red sticker with typed white letters above the button reads “PUSH TO SET CLOCK.” The back of the box has three holes where wires enter the box. The hole in the middle of the box has a label above it that reads “110 V .AC.” The other two holes are on the left side of the box. The left most hole has a label above it that reads “24 V. DC PLUS.” The other hole has a label that reads “24 V. DC MINUS.”
- 2013.208.2d-k are frosted glass light bulbs that are oblong in shape. The top part of the bulb is wider than the neck, which enters a metal screw base. At the top of the bulb is a small Westinghouse logo within a circle, below which is the text “Eye Saving / 100 watt / 125V / USA.”
- Place used
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- clocks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. T.B. Boyd, III and R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
- Object number
- 2013.208.2a-p
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Maggie Hickman in a cap and gown
- Photograph by
- Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1912 - 1928
- Subject of
- Hickman, Maggie
- Owned by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- 1912-1928
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)
- H x W (Backing): 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 16.5 cm)
- Description
- A photograph of Maggie Hickman taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Hickman is wearing a graduation cap and gown. The photograph has suffered several surface abrasions and the cardboard backing has several watermarks.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Education
- Photography
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.154
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain