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  • Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Thelwell, Ekwueme Michael Ph.D., Jamaican, born 1939
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    August 23, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 04:15:05
    Description
    The oral history consists of twenty-four digital files: 2011.174.104.1a, 2011.174.104.1b, 2011.174.104.1c, 2011.174.104.1d, 2011.174.104.1e, 2011.174.104.1f, 2011.174.104.1g, 2011.174.104.1h, 2011.174.104.1i, 2011.174.104.1j, 2011.174.104.1k, 2011.174.104.1l, 2011.174.104.1m, 2011.174.104.1n, 2011.174.104.1o, 2011.174.104.1p, 2011.174.104.1q, 2011.174.104.1r, 2011.174.104.1s, 2011.174.104.1t, 2011.174.104.1u, 2011.174.104.1v, 2011.174.104.1w, and 2011.174.104.1x.
    Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. remembers his time as a student activist at Howard University and his experiences with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Working primarily out of Washington, D.C., Thelwell marched in and organized demonstrations and made major contributions to SNCC and MFDP strategy around voter registration and the MFDP's 1965 effort to challenge the seating of the Mississippi congressional delegation. He details the developing MFDP strategy, his attempts to navigate Washington politics, and his relationships with various figures involved in the effort.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0104
    Place collected
    Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.104.1a-x
    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/fd58bcbe04b-649e-433a-a73a-5acf4694c2e1
  • Myrtle Gonza Glascoe Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
    Interviewed by
    Reece, Dwandalyn R., American
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    University of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1740
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
    Himmelbaum, Howard, American
    Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
    Avery Research Center, American, founded 1985
    Date
    November 17, 2010
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:33:35
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.3.1a and 2011.174.3.1b.
    Myrtle Gonza Glascoe recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania, and her early career in education and social work. She remembers joining the Baltimore Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), moving to California, and her work as a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Field Secretary in West Point, Mississippi and Phillips County, Arkansas, where she worked closely with Howard Himmelbaum and Gertrude Jackson. She also discusses her work as the director of the Avery Research Center and her opinions on the education of African Americans.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0003
    Place collected
    Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Phillips County, Arkansas, 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
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    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
    2011.174.3.1ab
    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/fd52bc7d199-6e25-4cc0-a0d9-4696f7a85828
  • Lawrence Guyot Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Guyot, Lawrence, Jr., American, 1939 - 2012
    Interviewed by
    Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
    Subject of
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    December 30, 2010
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 1:27:13
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.5.1a and 2011.174.5.1b.
    Lawrence Guyot recalls growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and the influence of his family, and attending Tougaloo College. He remembers meeting members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), joining the organization, and participating in Freedom Summer. He discusses his opinions and memories of Mississippi politics, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and his later life in Washington, D. C.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0005
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.5.1ab
    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/fd5070e5518-43e4-425f-b3d5-4ce7623702c9
  • Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
    Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Kennard, Clyde, American, 1927 - 1963
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    September 20, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:01:26
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.
    Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.54.1a-g
    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/fd591a0445e-6fa8-4d35-8a20-21dacfbad668
  • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Duke University, American, founded 1838
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Date
    March 17, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:06:04
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h.
    Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia, her awareness of racial disparities grew. As a student at Duke University, she began participating in the sit-in movement. She soon moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which led her to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961. She describes in detail serving time at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm) with other civil rights activists. Mulholland also discusses attending Tougaloo College and her involvement in the Jackson sit-in movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0079
    Place collected
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, 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
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    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
    2011.174.79.1a-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/fd599175bd9-b989-4b68-9847-568359b6cc13
  • Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Sellers, Cleveland Ed. D., American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Vorhees College, American, founded 1897
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 21, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:48:00
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.81.1a, 2011.174.81.1b, 2011.174.81.1c, 2011.174.81.1d, and 2011.174.81.1e.
    Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees College in the community. He organized a Youth Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Denmark, and he describes the group's activities. He discusses his first impressions of Howard University, where he joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG). He shares memories of the March on Washington and the role of students in organizing it, his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and his role in the Mississippi Freedom Project. He also describes the goals of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the tensions that developed within SNCC in the late 1960s.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0081
    Place collected
    Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    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
    2011.174.81.1a-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/fd58c4e03ed-c708-49e0-81e8-e7fc331b9049
  • The Hononrable Lisa Anderson Todd Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Todd, Lisa Anderson, American, 1942 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
    Cornell University, American, founded 1865
    Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893
    Date
    June 24, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:49:03
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.
    The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    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
    2011.174.93.1a-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/fd57a4b8704-4e64-4b0f-8a99-037abf23428b
  • Group portrait of men and women in front of the U. S. Capitol

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    May 1965
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Print which captures the featured men and women's visit to the U.S. Capitol building. They stand in the foreground with the U.S. Capitol behind them. The individuals featured stand in a semi-circle formation within the frame of the photograph.
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil Rights
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Suffrage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.3.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd576c36b40-f2a1-42d8-8b1d-5c94ba62faf2
  • Group portrait of men and women in front of the U. S. Capitol

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    May 1965
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Out of focus photograph which captures the featured men and women's visit to the U. S. capitol building. They stand in the foreground with the U.S. Capitol in the blurred background. The individuals featured stand in a semi-circle formation within the frame of the photograph; many rest their right hands on the right shoulders of the person adjacent to them.
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil Rights
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.3.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52595587e-582c-476b-bcad-f8cbb3524681
  • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Pretzer, William S., American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Date
    July 11, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.2.1a): 50.7 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.2.2a): 49.4 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.2.1a and 2016.129.2.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    80.53677 GB
    Joan Mulholland was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Mulholland donated Civil Rights ephemera, such as pamphlets, buttons, and flyers from Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) events to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview, Joan Mulholland discusses the items she donated from the Civil Rights Movement that reflect her life of activism, including her involvement in SNCC. She also discusses her choice to attend the HBCU Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, as a white woman, and the response of her parents to her choices and political activities.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Museums
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.2.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d12c878e-00ac-45db-919e-bfb462aaa65a
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