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  • The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Bailey, D'Army, American, 1941 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Crump, Edward Hull "Boss", American, 1874 - 1954
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
    Clark University, American, founded 1887
    Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
    Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
    Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987
    National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991
    Date
    August 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:11:00
    Description
    The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
    The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098
    Place collected
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Berkeley, Alameda County, California, 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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Museums
    Politics
    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
    2011.174.98.1a-n
    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/fd5d46770b3-c675-4bbf-a479-fe21f79b868b
  • The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Finney, Ernest Adolphus Jr., American, born 1931
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896
    Friendship Nine, American, founded 1961
    South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, American, founded 1972
    South Carolina Supreme Court, American, founded 1841
    Date
    June 8, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:44
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f.
    The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine", a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0025
    Place collected
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, 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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Politics
    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
    2011.174.25.1a-f
    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/fd550e12cf5-230f-4795-ab36-597dbebe6281
  • Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Hill, Oliver White Jr., American, born 1949
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Hill, Oliver White Sr., American, 1907 - 2007
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
    Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951
    NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
    Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
    Moses, Robert Parris, American, born 1935
    Algebra Project, American, founded 1982
    Date
    August 17, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:13:30
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.102.1a, 2011.174.102.1b, 2011.174.102.1c, 2011.174.102.1d, and 2011.174.102.1e.
    Oliver W. Hill, Jr., Ph.D. discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Justice Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Oliver Hill, Sr. reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill, Jr. describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0102
    Place collected
    Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Roanoke, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Richmond, Virginia, 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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Political organizations
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.102.1a-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/fd5547f2f49-dc55-4370-8bd8-e63f7be34a24
  • Virginia Simms George Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    George, Virginia Simms, American, born 1940
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
    Thalhimers, American, founded 1842
    Date
    August 24, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:13:12
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.105.1a, 2011.174.105.1b, 2011.174.105.1c, 2011.174.105.1d, 2011.174.105.1e, and 2011.174.105.1f.
    Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0105
    Place collected
    Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Richmond, Virginia, 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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Segregation
    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
    2011.174.105.1a-f
    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/fd5f4a081f9-b690-49cc-8ef9-452a84829cb1
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da82b288-1a65-48f2-92c1-f89054739dbf
  • 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
    Date
    May 28, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:05
    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
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, 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
    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
    2011.174.18.1a-h
    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/fd5da65f024-962b-46f1-9d9b-e608fc57d25d
  • 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
    Date
    June 24, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:49:03
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    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
    2011.174.93.1a-h
    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/fd57a4b8704-4e64-4b0f-8a99-037abf23428b
  • 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
    Date
    August 15, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:36:57
    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
    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
    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
    Law
    Military
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58950827d-d062-433f-b281-3f5890b3c305
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