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  • Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Sobol, Richard Barry, American, born 1937
    Buxton Sobol, Anne, American
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
    Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
    Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, American
    Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
    Date
    May 26, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:01:07
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h.
    Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a civil rights lawyer. He recalls meeting Robert Hicks of Bogalusa, Louisiana, being personally protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, and his involvement in many job discrimination cases brought against the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. He also discusses other employment, labor union, and housing discrimination cases he argued. His wife, Anne, is also briefly interviewed.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0015
    Place collected
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Bogalusa, Washington+Parish"&op=Search">Washington Parish, Louisiana, 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
    American South
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Labor
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.15.1a-h
    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/fd54fd7a054-3ae1-4fee-9e22-976b20b237d4
  • Gloria Hayes Richardson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, American, founded 1962
    Frazier, E. Franklin, American, 1894 - 1962
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Date
    July 19, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.35.1a, 2011.174.35.1b, 2011.174.35.1c, 2011.174.35.1d, and 2011.174.35.1e.
    Gloria Richardson recalls growing up in Cambridge, Maryland, attending Howard University, and joining Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with her daughter, Donna, after returning to Cambridge and running her father's drug store. She recalls traveling to the South with her family to assist SNCC with voter registration, organizing the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, assisting E. Franklin Frazier with research on African Americans, and marching in a protest where the police used cyanogen gas. She also discusses attending the March on Washington, her involvement with the Nation of Islam, and meeting Malcolm X.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0035
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Labor
    Religion
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    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
    2011.174.35.1a-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/fd5662c23c0-7c29-4344-8690-066160ec7342
  • Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013
    Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Smith College, American, founded 1871
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    July 21, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:53
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.
    Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038
    Place collected
    Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Labor
    Race relations
    Science
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    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
    2011.174.38.1a-j
    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/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
  • Shirley Miller Sherrod Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    United States Department of Justice, American, founded 1870
    Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
    New Communities, American, founded 1969
    Federation of Southern Cooperatives, American
    Date
    September 15, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:43:44
    Description
    The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.50.1a, 2011.174.50.1b, 2011.174.50.1c, 2011.174.50.1d, 2011.174.50.1e, 2011.174.50.1f, 2011.174.50.1g, 2011.174.50.1h, 2011.174.50.1i, 2011.174.50.1j, and 2011.174.50.1k, 2011.174.50.1l.
    Shirley Sherrod recalls growing up on a farm in Baker County, Georgia, her father's murder, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She remembers traveling to Washington, D. C., to protest the Justice Department, and the attacks on her husband, the Reverend Charles Sherrod, a civil rights leader in Albany, Georgia. She also discusses starting the New Communities Land Trust and working for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and other organizations to help African American farmers.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0050
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    Agriculture
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Humanitarianism
    Labor
    Law
    Local and regional
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    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
    2011.174.50.1a-l
    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/fd53bb26b67-2f4a-4498-9869-8e761dc1d5a4
  • William "Bill" Lucy Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Lucy, William, American, born 1933
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American, founded 1932
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972
    Free South Africa Movement, American, founded 1985
    Date
    June 25, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:18:24
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.94.1a, 2011.174.94.1b, 2011.174.94.1c, 2011.174.94.1d, and 2011.174.94.1e.
    William "Bill” Lucy discusses his role in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in the 1960s, especially how he and the union supported the 1968 sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1966, Lucy started to work for AFSCME in Washington, D.C., as the Associate Director of the Department of Legislation and Community Affairs. Lucy explains AFSCME's support of the Civil Rights Movement, especially the push to expose the economic exploitation of African Americans. Lucy narrates the events of the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, discusses the involvement of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and describes the union's strategies. Lucy also discusses his involvement in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the Free South Africa Movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0094
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Local and regional
    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
    2011.174.94.1a-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/fd56b51758f-c7d1-455a-95db-01870db96180
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