Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Head, Rosie M., American

Interviewed by

Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939

Subject of

Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964

Child Development Group of Mississippi, American, founded 1965

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:18:59

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 13, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.74.1a, 2011.174.74.1b, 2011.174.74.1c, 2011.174.74.1d, 2011.174.74.1e, 2011.174.74.1f, and 2011.174.74.1g.

Rosie Head describes her early life in Greenwood, Mississippi, where her family lived and worked on a plantation. She discusses how her parents faced racial discrimination in their work and how they were cheated by the plantation owner and then blacklisted. In 1964, Head joined the Civil Rights Movement in Tchula, Mississippi, where her family had relocated. Head recounts the various ways she was involved in the movement: registering voters, working with Freedom Summer volunteers, helping to establish the Child Development Group of Mississippi, and campaigning for black candidates for political office.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0074

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Children

Civil rights

Labor

Politics (Practical)

Race discrimination

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

2011.174.74.1a-g

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

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

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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