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Carrie M. Young Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Young, Carrie M., American, born 1948
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Black United Youth, American
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:05:25
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 26, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.56.1a, 2011.174.56.1b, 2011.174.56.1c, 2011.174.56.1d, 2011.174.56.1e, 2011.174.56.1f, 2011.174.56.1g, 2011.174.56.1h, and 2011.174.56.1i.
- Carrie Young recalls growing up in on a farm, moving to West Helena, Arkansas, with her family, and meeting civil rights organizers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), including Myrtle Glascoe, Bill Hansen, and Howard Himmelbaum. She remembers registering voters, gathering signatures to overturn a poll tax, and protesting at the Arkansas state capitol. She discusses her marriage to Howard Himmelbaum, suing her employer for discrimination, and working with the group Black United Youth in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0056
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Labor
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Youth
- 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
- 2011.174.56.1a-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
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Untitled
- Photograph by
- Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (24.2 × 16.3 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A black and white photographic portrait of a young woman holding two thread wrapped wooden sticks up to her mouth. The portrait is a close up of the woman who has her chin tilted downwards, but looks slightly up and directly at the camera. She wears a printed scarf and multiple pieces of jewelry, including a dew drop gem against her forehead and suspended hoop earrings with beaded fringe. She holds the wooden sticks in her right hand, which has rings on several fingers. She wears multiple bracelets with suspended pearls on her right wrist and upper arm. Her left hand, which holds the tapered end of the sticks against her mouth, is bare. The back of the photograph has an inscription with the title and date, the photographer's signature, and the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.99.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Anthony Barboza
- 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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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of young women marching down a street. Two hold signs, several clap, and some have arms linked. The sign that is visible reads [No bread / No meat / No soda / No cake / But we shall overcome]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Ticket for Prospect Junior High School graduation
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (8.7 × 14 cm)
- Type
- admission tickets
- Place depicted
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 27, 1960
- Description
- A Prospect Junior High School graduation admissions ticket. The ticket is made of off-white colored paper with type printed in black ink. The type reads: [The Graduation Class / of / June, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty / Prospect Jr. High School / Requests The Honor Of Your Presence / At Its / Graduation Exercises / Monday Morning, June the Twenty-Seventh / At The R.K.O. Franklin Theater / At Nine O'Clock / Please Present This Card For Admission / 161st Street And Prospect Avenue]. The back of the admissions ticket has a handwritten inscription that say [Parents Association / 2].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.134
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of Terrence Roberts and soldiers at Little Rock Central High School
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Roberts, Terrence, American, born 1941
- Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.5 × 24.1 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 1957
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of armed United States military personnel in light-colored uniforms facing a young man, Terrence Roberts, wearing a horizontal striped shirt and dark slacks. The young man has a pencil tucked behind his left ear.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Military
- Photography
- Segregation
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.10.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Getty Images/ Paul Popper/ Popperfoto . Permission required for use.
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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
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Audrey Nell Hamilton and JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hamilton, Audrey Nell, American
- Ulmer, JoeAnn Anderson, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:06:20
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 13, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b.
- Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnn Ulmer recall growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and participating in sit-ins led by Robert Hayling, D.D. at Woolworth's drug store as teenagers. They recall serving a sentence in jail, attending reform school, and meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jackie Robinson.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0044
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Youth
- 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
- 2011.174.44.1ab
- 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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Amos C. Brown Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rev. Dr. Brown, Amos C., American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- The Plain Dealer, American, founded 1842
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Operation Crossroads Africa, American, founded 1958
- Third Baptist Church, American, founded 1852
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:48
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Africa
- Date
- March 2, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.60.1a, 2011.174.60.1b, 2011.174.60.1c, 2011.174.60.1d, 2011.174.60.1e, 2011.174.60.1f, 2011.174.60.1g, and 2011.174.60.1h.
- Reverend Dr. Amos Brown discusses his childhood in Jackson, Mississippi and meeting Medgar Evers, who quickly became his mentor. Brown was a leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as a teenager, leading the Jackson chapter and then the whole state Youth Council and traveling with Mr. Evers across the country to attend a national conference. He was asked to leave his high school for making comments to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about unequal schools for blacks, and remembers his participation in a 1961 Freedom Ride, his travel to Africa as part of Operation Crossroads Africa, and his work at Third Baptist Church on various social causes.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0060
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- International affairs
- Religion
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Youth
- 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
- 2011.174.60.1a-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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Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Type
- color slides
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This photographic slide depicts a crowd of young men and women outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, DC. They stand closely together, many of them clapping their hands, some with their mouth open in song. Several of them wear SCLC badges. One young man in the center wears a green shirt and a round, white pinback button reading [WELFARE RIGHTS NOW!]. Another young man on the far right wears a brown and grey collared shirt and a pinback button reading [INDIAN RIGHTS]. There is a large white pillared portico in the background. The slide mount obverse has text that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.245.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- 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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Lobby card for The Learning Tree
- Created by
- Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- lobby cards
- Place depicted
- Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1969
- Description
- Lobby Card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts five teenage boys standing in field. All are wearing overalls and two boys on the right face each other. The other three boys stand off to the left and face the other two. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- American West
- Film
- Identity
- Literature
- Men
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.96.1.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1969 Warner Bros. - Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Lobby card for To Sir, with Love
- Created by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Geeson, Judy, English, founded 1948
- Roberts, Christian, English
- Medium
- paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- lobby cards
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- East End, London, England, Europe
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- A color lobby card from the film To Sir, With Love featuring an image of Sidney Poitier pouring a drink while talking to Judy Geeson and Christian Roberts. A white rectangle at the bottom left of the contains the title, billing and production information for the film in blue and pink text. Beneath the image at the bottom left is a copyright notice [Copyright 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation] and at the bottom right is a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp.
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Education
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race relations
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
- Object number
- 2012.152.1247
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 Columbia Pictures. Permission required for use.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Lobby card for To Sir, with Love
- Created by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Geeson, Judy, English, founded 1948
- Medium
- paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- lobby cards
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- East End, London, England, Europe
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- A color lobby card from the film To Sir, With Love featuring Sidney Poitier and Judy Geeson sitting at a table together. Poitier has a plate of food in front of him and Geeson holds her eyeglasses in her hands. A white rectangle at the bottom left of the contains the title, billing and production information for the film in blue and pink text. Beneath the image at the bottom left is a copyright notice [Copyright 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation] and at the bottom right is a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp.
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Education
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race relations
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
- Object number
- 2012.152.1250
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 Columbia Pictures. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Film still from To Sir, with Love
- Created by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Geeson, Judy, English, founded 1948
- Medium
- paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Type
- film stills
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- East End, London, England, Europe
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- A color film still from the film To Sir, With Love, depicting Sidney Poitier and Judy Geeson in a classroom. Gleeson sits upon a student's desk, facing towards Poitier, who stands in front of but perpendicular to Geeson, facing the camera. The teachers desk is front of Poitier, facing towards the student desks, arranged in the classroom in rows. A wall of windows is to the side of the desks, behind Poitier and Geeson. The image is surrounded by a white border, with black text underneath providing copyright information, billing and production information, and a licensing message from National Screen Service Corp.
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Education
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race relations
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
- Object number
- 2012.152.211
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 Columbia Pictures. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Poster for To Sir, with Love
- Created by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Roberts, Christian, English
- Geeson, Judy, English, founded 1948
- Kendall, Suzy, British, born 1944
- Lulu, Scottish, born 1948
- Clavell, James, American, 1924 - 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36 x 14 in. (91.4 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- posters
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- East End, London, England, Europe
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- A poster for the film To Sir, With Love. The poster features a color image of Sidney Poitier against a white background. The tagline is printed at the top in blue ink, reading [A STORY AS FRESH AS THE / GIRLS IN THEIR MINIS… / AND AS COOL AS THEIR / TEACHER HAD TO BE!]. Poitier is wearing a dark suit and images of other actors from the film appearing across the front of his suit. He is leaning over with his hands appearing to rest on top of a blue rectangle with the title and billing information printed inside in white and yellow. A copyright notice is printed at the very bottom left corner: [1967 Columbia Pictures].
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Education
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race relations
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
- Object number
- 2012.152.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 Columbia Pictures. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture