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

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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

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Nell Sales, Ruby, American, born 1948

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Daniels, Jonathan Myrick, American, 1939 - 1965

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:32:09

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 25, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.7.1a, 2011.174.7.1b, 2011.174.7.1c, 2011.174.7.1d, 2011.174.7.1e, 2011.174.7.1f, 2011.174.7.1g, 2011.174.7.1h, 2011.174.7.1i, and 2011.174.7.1j.

Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. Her father was a Baptist minister and grew up in a racist and segregated society. Her grandmother was either born into slavery or right after it, and learned to read and write. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to Montgomery March, registering voters in Lowndes County, Alabama, and her arrest in Hayneville, Alabama. She remembers the murder of Jonathan Daniels, a seminary student who saved her life, and discusses her opinions on African American history and the current rate of African Americans in prison.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0007

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Justice

Military

Politics (Practical)

Prisons

Religion

Segregation

Slavery

Social reform

Suffrage

Tuskegee Airmen

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

2011.174.7.1a-j

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture