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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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3b66207-47aa-4d0e-9b53-7910f3896bc6
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b878ae59-61d2-44e0-8819-c764eb49a80a
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50961b17f-bd67-423b-bad3-defad7ce41bb
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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 View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    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
    Topic
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Technology
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f3b3e63-34c3-4c9c-87e3-607c587ec19a
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53619987d-ba86-406b-99f8-6e8be3891a86
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