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  • Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Noonan, Martha Prescod Norman, American
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    University of Michigan, American, founded 1817
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 18, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.80.1a, 2011.174.80.1b, 2011.174.80.1c, 2011.174.80.1d, 2011.174.80.1e, 2011.174.80.1f, and 2011.174.80.1g.
    Martha Prescod Norman Noonan describes her childhood in Providence, Rhode Island, and being one of the few black families in the neighborhood. Her parents urged her to attend the University of Michigan, where she joined Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and learned about the Civil Rights Movement in the South. She eventually made her way to Albany, Georgia, where she worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She also worked in the Movement in Mississippi and later in Alabama. Noonan describes the March on Washington, her perception of Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the early iterations of Black Power.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0080
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.80.1a-g
    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
  • Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:43:40
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    September 1, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
    Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.42.1a-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
  • 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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:01:26
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    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
    Date
    September 20, 2011
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    2011.174.54.1a-g
    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
  • 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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    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
    Date
    July 19, 2011
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Labor
    Religion
    Resistance
    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
    2011.174.35.1a-e
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    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
  • 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
  • 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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:48:00
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    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
    Date
    March 21, 2013
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.81.1a-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
  • Junius W. Williams, J.D. Oral History Interview

    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
    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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