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Pinback button for NYC School boycott
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Subject of
- New York City Department of Education, American, founded 1842
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- February 3, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for Freedom Day, New York City School boycott, on February 3, 1964. The background of the button is white. Black text throughout reads [Freedom Day / Feb. 3 / No School]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's union stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Resistance
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.114
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for a 1964 March for Democratic Schools
- Subject of
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Date
- May 18, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- The May 18th, 1964 March For Democratic Schools was a march and rally organzied by CORE and the NAACP. The march took place in New York City and ended at NYC's City Hall. CORE and the NAACP encouraged people to join to integrate schools and demand a quality education for all students.
- Description
- A white pinback button with black print. The black text throughout the button reads [March For Democratic Schools / May 18 / CORE - NAACP]. The back of the button has a manufacturer's stamp and a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
- Date
- July 7, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:21
- 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
- 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
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Segregation
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.29.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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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
- Date
- July 21, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:53
- 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
- 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
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Labor
- Race relations
- Science
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. 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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Gertrude Newsome Jackson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Newsome Jackson, Gertrude, American, born 1923
- Interviewed by
- Paysour, LaFleur
- Subject of
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
- Date
- November 22, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:57:01
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.4.1a and 2011.174.4.1b.
- Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural Arkansas. She discusses assisting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fieldworkers Howard Himmelbaum and Myrtle Glascoe, working for Head Start, and starting a community center. Jackson's grandson is also interviewed. He joins her towards the end of file #2.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0004
- Place collected
- Marvell, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.4.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Thomas Walter Gaither Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Gaither, Thomas Walter Ph. D., American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- University of Iowa, American, founded 1847
- Date
- September 12, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.43.1a, 2011.174.43.1b, 2011.174.43.1c, 2011.174.43.1d, 2011.174.43.1e, 2011.174.43.1f, 2011.174.43.1g, 2011.174.43.1h, 2011.174.43.1i, and 2011.174.43.1j.
- Thomas Gaither, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his Ph. D. in biology at the University of Iowa.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0043
- Place collected
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Hollywood, Browar County, Florida, 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
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Prisons
- Resistance
- 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
- 2011.174.43.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Euvester Simpson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Simpson, Euvester, American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Date
- March 12, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:34:46
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g.
- Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her parents' decision to send her to Racine, Wisconsin, to attend high school because they were fed up with segregated public schools in Mississippi. For her last year of high school, Simpson returned to Mississippi, and she became active in the Civil Rights Movement. She describes attending a citizenship school in Charleston, South Carolina, going to mass meetings, and being arrested with a group of women, including Fannie Lou Hamer. She also discusses her involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Council of Federated Organizations, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Simpson ends the interview by discussing the legacy of the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0072
- Place collected
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Charleston, Berkeley 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
- Mississippi Freedom Summer
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.72.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Julia Matilda Burns Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Burns, Julia Matilda, American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Date
- March 13, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:54:32
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.73.1a and 2011.174.73.1b.
- Julia Matilda Burns describes her experience in segregated schools in Humphreys County, Mississippi, where she grew up. After becoming a teacher at Marshall High School in Belzoni, Mississippi, she began to take notice of the Civil Rights Movement, but her involvement was limited because she did not want to lose her job. Burns describes protests by whites against school desegregation in Tchula, Mississippi, and her experiences as a teacher in Tchula. She also discusses her successful election for a position on the school board and the work she accomplished during her tenure.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0073
- Place collected
- Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Belzoni, Humphreys County, 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
- 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
- 2011.174.73.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
-
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
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:04:49
- 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
- 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
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. 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
-
John Dudley, Eleanor Stewart, Charles Jarmon, Ph.D., Frances Suggs, Harold Suggs, and Samuel Dove Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dudley, John F., American
- Stewart, Eleanor, American
- Jarmon, Charles Ph.D., American
- Suggs, Frances L., American, born 1935
- Suggs, Harold, American, born 1935
- Dove, Samuel, American, born 1942
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Adkin High School, American, 1928 - 1970
- Date
- June 28, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:32:59
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.96.1a, 2011.174.96.1b, 2011.174.96.1c, 2011.174.96.1d, 2011.174.96.1e, 2011.174.96.1f, 2011.174.96.1g, and 2011.174.96.1h.
- The interviewees in this group interview were students who staged a walkout in 1951 at the all black, segregated Adkin High School in Kinston, North Carolina. They were protesting the unequal conditions between the black and white high schools in Kinston. The interviewees describe their family backgrounds, life in segregated Kinston, and Adkin High School. They remember learning that their school was unequal to the all-white school from which they were barred, and planning and staging a school-wide walkout and march without the assistance of any adults. They also discuss their lives since high school.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0096
- Place collected
- Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Kinston, Lenoir County, North 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
- Families
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- 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
- 2011.174.96.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- 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].
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- negatives
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Photography
- Segregation
- U.S. 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
-
Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall
- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Date
- January 25, 1965
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- 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.
- Place captured
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- negatives
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Photography
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.73.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture