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

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:01:07

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

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, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 26, 2011

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

Topic

African American

American South

Civil rights

Housing

Labor

Law

Politics (Practical)

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

2011.174.15.1a-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

Baker Anderson, Cynthia, American

Anderson, Fletcher, American, born 1938

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946

Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964

Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:22:09

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 27, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.16.1a, 2011.174.16.1b, 2011.174.16.1c, and 2011.174.16.1d.

Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the civil rights movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, the harassment of the police and Ku Klux Klan, and joining the Deacons of Defense and Justice. They discuss their job discrimination lawsuits, their friends involved in the civil rights movement, and the current state of race relations in Bogalusa.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0016

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Labor

Law

Race relations

Segregation

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

2011.174.16.1a-d

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

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010

F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997

Yates, Bill, American

Miller, Steve, American

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:34:42

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 4, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.17.1a, 2011.174.17.1b, 2011.174.17.1c, 2011.174.17.1d, 2011.174.17.1e, 2011.174.17.1f, 2011.174.17.1g, 2011.174.17.1h, and 2011.174.17.1i.

The Hicks family remembers their childhood in segregated Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their father, Robert Hicks, a local civil rights leader. They recall leading a children's civil rights march in Bogalusa to protest discrimination at Woolworth's, hosting two white civil rights workers, Bill Yates and Steve Miller, and being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice. THIS INTERVIEW IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0017

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Law

Segregation

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

2011.174.17.1a-i

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

Bennett, Geraldine Crawford, American

Breaux, Toni, American

Jenkins, Willie Elliot, American

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964

Expose Jenkins, Gayle E., American, died 2002

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:22:05

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 28, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.18.1a, 2011.174.18.1b, 2011.174.18.1c, 2011.174.18.1d, 2011.174.18.1e, 2011.174.18.1f, 2011.174.18.1g, and 2011.174.18.1h.

Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins remember their mother and sister Gayle Jenkins, a leader of the civil rights movement in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They discuss their family history, how the family became involved in the movement, and Willie Jenkins' court case to integrate the public schools. They recall being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, marching in local rallies, and memories of their late brother Don, who was also involved in the movement.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0018

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Justice

Law

Segregation

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

2011.174.18.1a-h

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