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The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and Theresa Ann Walker Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
- Walker, Theresa Ann E., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:42:12
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 9, 2014
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.109.1a, 2011.174.109.1b, 2011.174.109.1c, 2011.174.109.1d, 2011.174.109.1e, 2011.174.109.1f, 2011.174.109.1g, and 2011.174.109.1h.
- The Reverend Doctor Wyatt Tee Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) from 1960-1964. Towards the end of the interview, his wife, Theresa Ann Walker, joins him on camera to talk briefly about her experiences in the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0109
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Families
- 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
- 2011.174.109.1a-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
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Robert J. Brown Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Brown, Robert J., American, born 1935
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- B&C Associates, Inc., American, founded 1960
- President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:28
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- High Point, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Date
- October 1, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k.
- Robert Brown describes his childhood in High Point, North Carolina, the poverty and segregation that defined his childhood, and how his grandmother influenced him by telling stories about his family's history during slavery. Brown became one of the first black policemen in High Point and later transitioned to a position as a federal agent in New York. He returned to North Carolina in 1960 to start a public relations firm, B&C Associates, Inc., which advised companies about how to change policies on race and segregation. Brown also shares stories about serving as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and his role in bringing attention to apartheid in South Africa through his relationship with Nelson Mandela and his family.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0106
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Families
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- 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
- 2011.174.106.1a-k
- 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
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John Carlos, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Subject of
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carlos, John Wesley Ph. D., American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- East Texas State University, American, founded 1889
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Created by
- Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:06:42
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- August 18, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.103.1a, 2011.174.103.1b, 2011.174.103.1c, 2011.174.103.1d, 2011.174.103.1e, 2011.174.103.1f, 2011.174.103.1g, 2011.174.103.1h, 2011.174.103.1i.
- John Carlos, Ph. D. discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommie Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0103
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Athletes
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Olympics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Social reform
- Track and field
- 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
- 2011.174.103.1a-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
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Cecilia Suyat Marshall Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Suyat Marshall, Cecilia, American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:30:49
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Hawaii, United States, North and Central America
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 30, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.97.1a, 2011.174.97.1b, 2011.174.97.1c, 2011.174.97.1d, 2011.174.97.1e, and 2011.174.97.1f.
- Cecilia Suyat Marshall recalls moving from Hawaii to New York where she found a job as a secretary with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1948. Marshall notes some of the highlights of her experiences at the NAACP offices, including the organization's victory in the Brown v. Board case, traveling the South with NAACP staff, and attending conferences. There she met the many local people who gave the Civil Rights Movement strength. She left the organization after her marriage to Justice Thurgood Marshall, and with that departure became more of a mother and wife than an activist, but retained her activist spirit with membership on the boards of progressive organizations.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0097
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Families
- Justice
- Law
- Social reform
- United States--History--1945-1953
- United States--History--1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.97.1a-f
- 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
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Abernathy Family Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Abernathy, Donzaleigh, American, born 1957
- Abernathy, Juandalynn R., American
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph D. III, American, 1959 - 2016
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:33
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Stuttgart, Germany, Europe
- Date
- October 10, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of twenty-nine digital files: 2011.174.108.1a, 2011.174.108.1b, 2011.174.108.1c, 2011.174.108.1d, 2011.174.108.1e, 2011.174.108.1f, 2011.174.108.1g, 2011.174.108.1h, 2011.174.108.1i, 2011.174.108.1j, 2011.174.108.1k, 2011.174.108.1l, 2011.174.108.1m, 2011.174.108.1n, 2011.174.108.1o, 2011.174.108.1p, 2011.174.108.1q, 2011.174.108.1r, 2011.174.108.1s, 2011.174.108.1t, 2011.174.108.1u, 2011.174.108.1v, 2011.174.108.1w, 2011.174.108.1x, 2011.174.108.1y, 2011.174.108.1z, 2011.174.108.1aa, 2011.174.108.1bb, and 2011.174.108.1cc.
- Donzaleigh Abernathy, Juandalynn Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy, III, recall their father, Ralph David Abernathy and their own experiences as children in the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy children spent much of their childhoods with the children of Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike the King children, the Abernathy siblings actively participated in direct action, including the Poor People's Campaign. All three children felt palpably the fear of violence in their everyday lives. This interview offers an intimate portrait of the home of a civil rights icon and of the intense friendship between Abernathy and King.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0108
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Families
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.108.1a-cc
- 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
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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
- 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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- 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
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Alfred Moldovan, MD Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Moldovan, Alfred MD, American, born 1921
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:58:31
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 19, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.36.1a, 2011.174.36.1b, 2011.174.36.1c, and 2011.174.36.1d.
- Alfred Moldovan, MD remembers growing up in the Bronx and the influence of his parents, who were Jewish Hungarian immigrants. He recalls serving in the air force as a radio repairman during World War II and later attending medical school. He discusses founding the Medical Committee for Human Rights and traveling to the South to assist injured civil rights activists at events such as the Selma to Montgomery March.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0036
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Medicine
- Military
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- 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
- 2011.174.36.1a-d
- 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
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Grace Miller Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Miller, Grace H., American, born 1932
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
- Miller, Hosie Sr., American, 1925 - 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:53:33
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.67.1a, 2011.174.67.1b, 2011.174.67.1c, 2011.174.67.1d, and 2011.174.67.1e.
- Grace Hall Miller (mother of activist Shirley Sherrod) describes her childhood in Baker County, Georgia, her education in segregated schools, her marriage to Hosie Miller, Sr., and their early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Grace Hall Miller's commitment to the Baker County Movement grew following the murder of her husband by a white neighbor in 1965. She describes how her house became headquarters for the local movement and how the community rallied to support her and her children. Miller's children were among the black students who integrated white schools, and because of their experience, she dedicated much of her life to improving education.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0067
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.67.1a-e
- 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
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Louise Willingham Broadway Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Broadway, Louise Willingham, American, born 1930
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:33:59
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.68.1a and 2011.174.68.1b.
- Louise Willingham Broadway shares her experiences of segregated education in Baker County, Georgia, and she discusses the lessons that her parents taught her when she was a child. Broadway describes her experiences as a mother sending her daughter to an all-white school. She also describes her involvement in the Baker County Movement, especially her work for a doctor who treated Freedom Riders.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0068
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Medicine
- 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
- 2011.174.68.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- 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
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Lucius Holloway, Sr. and Emma Kate Holloway Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Holloway, Lucius Sr., American, born 1932
- Holloway, Emma Kate, American
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:30:35
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Terrell County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.17462.1a and 2011.174.62.1b.
- In this short interview, Lucius Holloway, Sr., and Emma Kate Holloway describe their experiences in Terrell County, Georgia. They discuss their childhood memories of Southwest Georgia, and how they came to meet and marry. The remainder of the interview focuses on their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, the harassment they faced from white supremacists, and their role in registering black voters.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0062
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Families
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- White supremacy movements
- 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
- 2011.174.62.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- 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