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  • Sam Mahone Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Mahone, Sam, American, born 1945
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Americus Four, American
    Leesburg Stockade, American, 1960s
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:03:21
    Description
    The oral history consists of one digital file: 2011.174.63.1a.
    Sam Mahone discusses his experiences of racial segregation and discrimination in Americus, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After he joined SNCC, he participated in an array of activism: picketing a segregated movie theater, registering voters, and organizing in the black community. He also discusses the arrests that he and other activists experienced due to their activism, including the Americus Four case and the Leesburg Stockade. He concludes the interview by discussing his current involvement in showcasing African American art.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0063
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, 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
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.63.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db3a2e0e-a70f-49af-8e06-8dd132b88382
  • Johnnie Ruth McCullar Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    McCullar, Johnnie Ruth, American, born 1940
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:02:17
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.65.1a and 2011.174.65.1b.
    Johnnie Ruth Browner McCullar describes growing up in southwest Georgia, attending segregated schools in Sasser, Georgia, and her work in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. She was a secretary of the Terrell County Movement and she also participated in sit-ins and helped to register voters. McCullar reflects on the legacy of the movement, noting the changes in social and political life that she has witnessed during her life, but also recognizing present-day challenges.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0065
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Sasser, Terrell County, Georgia, 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
    Civil rights
    Education
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.65.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559578d90-6fa1-4833-a1c8-b15ebdfa25e6
  • 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
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:53:33
    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
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baker County, Georgia, 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
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3113e48-8ffb-4737-b6d3-0e91554ce7e7
  • 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
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:33:59
    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
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Medicine
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.68.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ddd61b8-b416-48fe-8e55-464bea9fa5af
  • Mary Jones Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Jones, Mary A., American, born 1933
    Interviewed by
    Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
    Date
    March 9, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:52:06
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.70.1a and 2011.174.70.1b.
    Mary Jones describes her childhood in Albany, Georgia, including the work she did as a child and her memories of school. Jones discusses learning about the Civil Rights Movement by reading the newspaper, and she describes her children's experiences as they entered white schools. After she joined the Albany Movement, she helped to register voters, participated in marches and boycotts, and joined the police committee to recruit African American police officers. She closes the interview by discussing the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0070
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Albany Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    Mass media
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.70.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a3b1aed-a657-498c-a9b1-7b9c5d24b74f
  • 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
    Date
    March 18, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Albany Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    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
    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
    2011.174.80.1a-g
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eaf13686-d082-43a0-a21e-d3e00a9ef7a4
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