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Gertrude Newsome Jackson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
- Interviewed by
- Paysour, LaFleur
- Subject of
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
- Date
- November 22, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:57:01
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.4.1a and 2011.174.4.1b.
- Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural Arkansas. She discusses assisting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fieldworkers Howard Himmelbaum and Myrtle Glascoe, working for Head Start, and starting a community center. Jackson's grandson is also interviewed. He joins her towards the end of file #2.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0004
- Place collected
- Marvell, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison, St. Clair County, Illinois, 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
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Segregation
- 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
- 2011.174.4.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Jack Greenberg, J.D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Greenberg, Jack J.D., American, 1924 - 2016
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Coke, H.D., American
- City of Atlanta, American, founded 1837
- Swann, James, American
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, American, founded 1960
- Griggs, Willie, American
- Duke Energy, American, founded 1904
- Date
- July 18, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:47:20
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.34.1a, 2011.174.34.1b, 2011.174.34.1c, 2011.174.34.1d, 2011.174.34.1e, 2011.174.34.1f, 2011.174.34.1g, 2011.174.34.1h, and 2011.174.34.1i.
- Jack Greenberg, J.D. remembers attending Columbia University Law School, working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and arguing the Brown v. Board of Education case. He discusses working on many other civil rights cases, such as Coke v. City of Atlanta, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Griggs v. Duke Power.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0034
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, 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
- Justice
- Law
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.34.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Dr. H. Jack Geiger. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
- Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
- United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
- Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
- Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
- Date
- March 16, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:31:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
- Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Entertainers
- Medicine
- Military
- 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
- 2011.174.76.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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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
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The Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. McKinney, Samuel Berry, American, born 1926
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- United States Army Air Corps, American, 1926 - 1941
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Liberty Bank, American, 1968 - 1988
- Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC), American, founded 1963
- Date
- April 17, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:48:53
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.85.1a, 2011.174.85.1b, 2011.174.85.1c, 2011.174.85.1d, 2011.174.85.1e, 2011.174.85.1f, and 2011.174.85.1g.
- The Reverend Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attending Morehouse College, where he got to know fellow freshman Martin Luther King, Jr. After service in the Army Flight Corps during World War II and finishing his college education, McKinney became a minister at a church in Seattle, Washington, where he contributed to the creation of the Liberty Bank. He discusses his role in founding the Central Area Civil Rights Committee in Seattle.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0085
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 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 West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Military
- Religion
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.85.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Mildred Pitts Walter Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Walter, Mildred Pitts, born 1922
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Walter, Earl, American, died 1965
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- March 1, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:31:20
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e.
- Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in 1944. Pitts recalls meeting Earl Walter whom she married two years later, her work with Earl who headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1951 to 1963, CORE pickets of housing developers in Los Angeles, and her work as a clerk in the LA school district while getting her teaching credentials. She also discusses her career writing over 20 books for children, her work with a national association of nurses to develop culturally sensitive training, marching in the Soviet Union for peace, her ideas about civil rights and human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0059
- Place collected
- San Mateo, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Soviet Union, Europe
- 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
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Housing
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Medicine
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.59.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress