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

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:49:03

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

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

Date

June 24, 2013

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

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Law

Social reform

Suffrage

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

2011.174.93.1a-h

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:10:53

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

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

Date

July 21, 2011

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

Topic

African American

Activism

Agriculture

American South

Civil rights

Domestic life

Education

Families

Labor

Race relations

Science

Segregation

Social reform

United States--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

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Singer Corporation, American, founded 1851

Owned by

DeVigne, Yvonne Berry, American, 1914 - 2004

Medium

stainless steel, plastic, rubber, paint, cloth, thread, wire, felt, glass

Dimensions

9 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 38.7 × 18.4 cm)

Hinged platform raised: 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 29.2 × 18.4 cm)

Type

sewing machines (equipment)

Place used

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1938

Description

A black Featherweight Portable 221 Singer sewing machine used by Yvonne DeVigne. The machine body is made of stainless steel, painted black with gold art deco style accents. There are also several unpainted sections of metal, including an elaborately stamped face plate with geometric art deco design. The base of the machine has a hinged section that can be lowered for use and raised for storage. The arm of the machine is attached to the base at its far PL edge. The motor of the machine sits just behind the arm, with a plastic belt running between it and the hand wheel. The motor casing is stamped with a black, red, and silver Singer logo and a plate with the motor's specifications on it. The plug port is on the base of the machine, just below the arm on the PL side. In front of the arm on the base of the machine is the machine's light switch toggle and the bobbin-winding thread guide. There is a gold colored stamped Singer Manufacturing plate just above the base on the arm of the machine. Above this is a vertically oriented silver stitch length regulator lever. The arm extends over the base, with a light, stamped [SINGER] in gold above the work area. The feed lever is threaded with yellow thread and there is a small piece of blue fabric with yellow stitching resting between the base of the machine and the presser foot.

Topic

African American

Business

Craftsmanship

Fashion

Local and regional

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne

Object number

2014.272.1.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Williams, Junius W. J.D., American, born 1943

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Amherst College, American, founded 1821

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Long, Worth, American, born 1936

Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:54:49

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 20, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.37.1a, 2011.174.37.1b, 2011.174.37.1c, 2011.174.37.1d, 2011.174.37.1e, 2011.174.37.1f, 2011.174.37.1g, 2011.174.37.1h, and 2011.174.37.1i.

Junius Williams, J.D. recalls growing up in Richmond, Virginia, attending Amherst College, and joining the student group Students for Racial Equality. He remembers attending the March on Washington, organizing a civil rights conference at Mount Holyoke, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses traveling with other students to the Selma to Montgomery March, being arrested at the march with Worth Long, working as a community organizer with the Newark Community Union Project, and witnessing the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0037

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Resistance

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

2011.174.37.1a-i

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture