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Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Type
- negatives
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Description
- A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of civil rights protesters in Greenville, Mississippi. The image features a line of men and women walking single file in two lines, while holding handmade protest signs, while a line of people face them, visible only in shadows. Just right of center, a woman in a light-colored coat and scarf holds a sign reading, [We REJECT / the / "GRADE / A- / YEAR" / PLAN]. Behind her are two men whose signs are only partially visible, followed by a woman carrying a sign stating, [GREENVILLE / DEMERIT / AWARD / POOR / HOUSING].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Photography
- Segregation
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.73.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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John and Jean Rosenburg Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rosenburg, John J. D., born 1931
- Rosenburg, Jean, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Quakers, English, founded c. 1650
- National Socialist German Workers' Party, German, 1920 - 1945
- Wilmington College, American, founded 1870
- United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, American, founded 1957
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
- Duke University, American, founded 1838
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- University of North Carolina School of Law, American, founded 1845
- Doar, John Andrew, American, 1921 - 2014
- Turnbow, Hartman, American, 1905 - 1988
- Voting Rights Act, American, founded 1965
- Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, American, founded 2002
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:36:57
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Germany, Europe
- Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 15, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.100.1a, 2011.174.100.1b, 2011.174.100.1c, 2011.174.100.1d, 2011.174.100.1e, 2011.174.100.1f, 2011.174.100.1g, 2011.174.100.1h, 2011.174.100.1i, and 2011.174.100.1j.
- Jean and John Rosenberg, J. D. begin this interview with recollections of their families' backgrounds. Jean learned about social issues as she was raised by a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, and John's family fled Germany under threat from the Nazis. Jean attended Wilmington College and became a research analyst for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. John grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, where FBI agents kept tabs on his family, attended Duke University, served in the Air Force, and attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. He became an attorney with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, which became effective after reorganization by John Doar. Much of this interview concerns Jean and John's work with the Civil Rights Division, including support for voter registration efforts in Georgia and Alabama, the investigation of the Hartman Turnbow case, in which a black activist was arrested for an arson attempt on his own home, and an effort to address a murder in Mississippi. John also addresses the effects of the Voting Rights Act in the South, the role of the lawyers in the Civil Rights Division in relation to the FBI and local law enforcement, and a variety of other cases and issues he dealt with. After retirement, the Rosenbergs founded the Appalachian Citizens Law Center.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0100
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Military
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--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
- 2011.174.100.1a-j
- 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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William Lamar Strickland, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Strickland, William Lamar Ph. D., American, born 1937
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Boston Latin School, American, founded 1635
- Harvard University, American, founded 1636
- United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Harding, Vincent Ph. D., American, 1931 - 2014
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:09:32
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 23, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.58.1a and 2011.174.58.1b.
- William Strickland, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Boston Latin High School and Harvard University, and serving as a Marine. He remembers his friendship with Malcolm X, joining the Northern Student Movement, and his work with Vincent Harding and the Institute of the Black World. He also discusses the current research on Malcolm X and his opinions on politics.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0055
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Military
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.55.1ab
- 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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Walter Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Walter, American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Harpur College, American, founded 1946
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, American, founded 1936
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1:48:09
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Fayette County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 21, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.92.1a, 2011.174.92.1b, 2011.174.92.1c, 2011.174.92.1d, 2011.174.92.1e, 2011.174.92.1f, and 2011.174.92.1g.
- Walter Tillow discusses how he joined the Civil Rights Movement as a college student and how that led him into labor and leftist movements. He describes his childhood in New York City and the leftist politics of his parents, as well as how he learned about the Movement as a college student at Harpur College and as a graduate student at Cornell University. In 1963, he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and moved to Fayette County, Georgia where he worked on voter registration drives. He later worked in the SNCC communication office in Atlanta. He describes in detail the movement for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1965, he left the Movement to work for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and he later worked for the Communist Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0092
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Political organizations
- 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
- 2011.174.92.1a-g
- 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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Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins Oral History Interview
- 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
- 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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UAW supports jobs
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), American, ca. 1955
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7629 pixels × 5070 pixels (7629 × 5070 cm)
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 19, 1968
- Description
- A black and white image of people in water.
- On Solidarity Day at Resurrection City, a crowd is in the Reflecting Pool with their clothes on. In the foreground on the proper left side there is a woman in a black and white pinstripe collared tank top with matching pants. She is holding sunglasses in her right hand. There is a little boy standing next to her. He is turned to the proper left side and he is wearing a dark shirt with a white sleeve stripe and plaid pants. He is holding a sign with a wooden handle in his right hand. The sign is white with black text in different fonts. It reads [UAW SUPPORTS / JOBS / EDUCATION / HOUSING / MEDICAL CARE / GUARANTEED INCOME / FOR EVERY AMERICAN].
- There are more people in the water in the background. There is also a crowd of people on the sidewalks in front of some trees.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Health
- Housing
- Justice
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Medicine
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- 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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Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Type
- negatives
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Description
- A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall. In the image, men and women form a picket line carrying homemade protest signs, while being watched by individuals just out of frame to the left. Just right of center, a man wearing a light-colored cap carries in his right hand a sign reading, [Gov. Johnson Prevents / Federal Aid To / MISSISSIPPI'S SCHOOLS].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Photography
- Segregation
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.73.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Esther M.A. Terry, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Terry, Esther M. A. Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Bennett College, American, founded 1873
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
- Player, Willa Beatrice, American, 1909 - 2003
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, American, founded 1789
- University of Massachusets Amherst, American, founded 1863
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:16:28
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Wise, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 6, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.28.1a, 2011.174.28.1b, 2011.174.28.1c, 2011.174.28.1d, 2011.174.28.1e, 2011.174.28.1f, 2011.174.28.1g, 2011.174.28.1h, 2011.174.28.1i, 2011.174.28.1j.
- Esther M. A. Terry Ph.D. remembers growing up in Wise, North Carolina, and attending Bennett College. She recalls planning the Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in with students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (later North Carolina A &T University), being arrested for her participation, and the support of the Bennett College President, Dr. Willa Player. She also discusses attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her master's degree, and founding the African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus), where she earned her Ph.D. and taught for many years.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0028
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.28.1a-j
- 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
-
Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Type
- negatives
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Description
- A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image shows City Hall in the background and the backs of uniformed police officers and other men watching a picket line of protesters carrying signs. A marching band is between the protesters and City Hall. Individuals are visible on the steps of City Hall, facing the protesters and an American flag is visible before them.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Photography
- Segregation
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.73.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- 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
- 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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Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Thelwell, Ekwueme Michael Ph.D., Jamaican, born 1939
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 04:15:05
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 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
- August 23, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of twenty-four digital files: 2011.174.104.1a, 2011.174.104.1b, 2011.174.104.1c, 2011.174.104.1d, 2011.174.104.1e, 2011.174.104.1f, 2011.174.104.1g, 2011.174.104.1h, 2011.174.104.1i, 2011.174.104.1j, 2011.174.104.1k, 2011.174.104.1l, 2011.174.104.1m, 2011.174.104.1n, 2011.174.104.1o, 2011.174.104.1p, 2011.174.104.1q, 2011.174.104.1r, 2011.174.104.1s, 2011.174.104.1t, 2011.174.104.1u, 2011.174.104.1v, 2011.174.104.1w, and 2011.174.104.1x.
- Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ph.D. remembers his time as a student activist at Howard University and his experiences with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Working primarily out of Washington, D.C., Thelwell marched in and organized demonstrations and made major contributions to SNCC and MFDP strategy around voter registration and the MFDP's 1965 effort to challenge the seating of the Mississippi congressional delegation. He details the developing MFDP strategy, his attempts to navigate Washington politics, and his relationships with various figures involved in the effort.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0104
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Local and regional
- 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
- 2011.174.104.1a-x
- 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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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:47:20
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 18, 2011
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Law
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.34.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- 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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- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Duke University, American, founded 1838
- Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:06:04
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Arlington, Virginia, 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 17, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h.
- Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia, her awareness of racial disparities grew. As a student at Duke University, she began participating in the sit-in movement. She soon moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which led her to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961. She describes in detail serving time at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm) with other civil rights activists. Mulholland also discusses attending Tougaloo College and her involvement in the Jackson sit-in movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0079
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Prisons
- Race relations
- 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
- 2011.174.79.1a-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
-
The Hononrable Lisa Anderson Todd Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Todd, Lisa Anderson, American, 1942 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:49:03
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 24, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.
- The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- 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
- 2011.174.93.1a-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
-
Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Type
- negatives
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Description
- A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image shows a line of men and women marching while carrying homemade protest signs. In the center of the frame, a man carries a large sign reading, [11 YEARS / OF / ILLEGAL / SCHOOLS]. A uniformed police officer watches the protesters to the right of frame. City Hall is not visible in this image, but is behind the photographer.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Photography
- Segregation
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.73.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Evans Derrell Hopkins Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hopkins, Evans Derrell, American, born 1954
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:21
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 7, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i.
- Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland, California, and working on Bobby Seale's campaign for Mayor of Oakland. He also discusses his imprisonment for car theft and the high rate of incarceration among African American men.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0029
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Segregation
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.29.1a-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
-
Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:04:49
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
- Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- 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
- 2011.174.78.1a-f
- 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
-
Luis Zapata Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Zapata, Luis, 1944 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- San José State University, American, founded 1857
- United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Labor Union, American, founded 1965
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Espy, Alphonso Michael "Mike", American, born 1953
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:01
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.95.1a, 2011.174.95.1b, 2011.174.95.1c, 2011.174.95.1d, 2011.174.95.1e, and 2011.174.95.1f.
- Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register voters with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Zapata also discusses his later involvement in the congressional campaign of Mike Espy as well as his participation in international movements for human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0095
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- 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
- 2011.174.95.1a-f
- 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