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  • Dorothy Foreman Cotton Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Foreman Cotton, Dorothy, American, born 1930
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Shaw University, American, founded 1865
    Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
    Dr. Daniel, Robert Prentiss, American, 1902 - 1968
    Cotton, George J., American
    Gillfield Baptist Church, American, founded 1797
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Highlander Folk School, American
    Clark, Septima Poinsette, American, 1898 - 1987
    Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
    Citizenship Education Program, American, founded 1954
    Date
    July 25, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:12:39
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.40.1a, 2011.174.40.1b, 2011.174.40.1c, 2011.174.40.1d, 2011.174.40.1e, 2011.174.40.1f, 2011.174.40.1g, and 2011.174.40.1h.
    Dorothy Foreman Cotton discusses growing up in rural North Carolina, attending Shaw University and Virginia State College, working as a housekeeper for the president of these colleges, Dr. Robert Prentiss Daniel, and meeting her husband, George Cotton. She discusses attending the Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia, working with pastor Wyatt Tee Walker on organizing civil rights protests and meetings, and meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. She moved to Atlanta to assist Walker in his work with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became Director of Education for the organization. At the Highlander Folk School, she met Septima Clark and Esau Jenkins and led the Citizenship Education Program. She also discusses the impact of King's assassination on the movement and the philosophy of nonviolence.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0040
    Place collected
    Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Atlanta, Fulton 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
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Labor
    Religion
    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
    2011.174.40.1a-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/fd5720364de-f2fa-48eb-8491-83d8367b25d0
  • Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    September 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:43:40
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
    Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
    Place collected
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Race riots
    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
    2011.174.42.1a-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/fd5d93b745e-90bb-4493-9896-64af061b2e2b
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e28a9ed-cc75-4c94-97b3-d08082e32a60
  • Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Ph.D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Simmons, Gwendolyn Zoharah Ph.D., American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Spelman College, American, founded 1881
    Mississippi Freedom Schools, American, founded 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
    COINTELPRO, American, 1956 - 1971
    Date
    September 14, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:37:29
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.49.1a, 2011.174.49.1b, 2011.174.49.1c, 2011.174.49.1d, and 2011.174.49.1e.
    Gwendolyn Simmons, Ph.D. recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while a student at Spelman College. She remembers directing SNCC's voter registration and Freedom School, called the Freedom Summer Project in Laurel, Mississippi. She discusses learning about Black Nationalism in New York, the decision in SNCC to expel white members, and her work with the American Friends Service Committee's Program on Government Surveillance and Citizens' Rights to interview members of organizations investigated by the FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO).
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0049
    Place collected
    Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    New York, 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)
    Race relations
    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
    2011.174.49.1a-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/fd553135a49-42f6-484d-8e4d-3e23458a6d03
  • Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    September 16, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:03:09
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.51.1a, 2011.174.51.1b, 2011.174.51.1c, 2011.174.51.1d, 2011.174.51.1e, 2011.174.51.1f, 2011.174.51.1g, 2011.174.51.1h, 2011.174.51.1i, and 2011.174.51.1j.
    Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India, and the Philippines while her father worked for the Foreign Service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a secretary, and witnessing the dissolution of that organization. She discusses meeting her former husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp005
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    India, Asia
    Philippines, Asia
    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
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    2011.174.51.1a-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/fd5acf315db-be3e-4cbe-aa25-a99d901b7178
  • Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Carawan, Candie, American, born 1939
    Carawan, Guy Hughes, American, 1927 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Fisk University, American, founded 1866
    Highlander Folk School, American
    Date
    September 19, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:11
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.
    Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052
    Place collected
    New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 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
    Folk (Music)
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    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
    2011.174.52.1a-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/fd5d3b66207-47aa-4d0e-9b53-7910f3896bc6
  • David Mercer Ackerman and Satoko Ito Ackerman Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Ackerman, David Mercer, American, born 1942
    Ackerman, Satoko Ito, Japanese American, born 1939
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Chicago Theological Seminary, American, founded 1855
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Date
    September 20, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:01:44
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.53.1a, 2011.174.53.1b, 2011.174.53.1c, 2011.174.53.1d, 2011.174.53.1e, and 2011.174.53.1f. There is also a photograph and a newspaper clipping that relate to the interview. They are 2011.174.53.3 and 2011.174.53.4.
    David and Satoko Ackerman recall meeting at the Chicago Theological Seminary and remember their classmate the Reverend Jesse Jackson urging students to attend the Selma to Montgomery March. They recall traveling to Selma, participating in the march, and their later life in Silver Spring, Maryland.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0053
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Religion
    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
    2011.174.53.1a-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/fd5a874707a-8cc6-4b19-9bd2-8724c6cdb59c
  • Mildred Pitts Walter Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Walter, Mildred Pitts, born 1922
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
    Walter, Earl, American, died 1965
    Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
    Date
    March 1, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:31:20
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e.
    Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in 1944. Pitts recalls meeting Earl Walter whom she married two years later, her work with Earl who headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1951 to 1963, CORE pickets of housing developers in Los Angeles, and her work as a clerk in the LA school district while getting her teaching credentials. She also discusses her career writing over 20 books for children, her work with a national association of nurses to develop culturally sensitive training, marching in the Soviet Union for peace, her ideas about civil rights and human rights.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0059
    Place collected
    San Mateo, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Soviet Union, Europe
    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
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Housing
    Humanitarianism
    International affairs
    Medicine
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    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
    2011.174.59.1a-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/fd5c3287578-990d-44cd-badf-5d696343119b
  • 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
    Date
    March 2, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:58:48
    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
    Place collected
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Africa
    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
    Africa
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    International affairs
    Religion
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a4c509d-e578-408a-9783-74fd65c50261
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db3a2e0e-a70f-49af-8e06-8dd132b88382
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559578d90-6fa1-4833-a1c8-b15ebdfa25e6
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3113e48-8ffb-4737-b6d3-0e91554ce7e7
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ddd61b8-b416-48fe-8e55-464bea9fa5af
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a3b1aed-a657-498c-a9b1-7b9c5d24b74f
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584affffa-a658-4ba2-96da-2ae96e2fbf1f
  • 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
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    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
    2011.174.73.1ab
    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/fd51ad94661-d29f-4040-8162-377be0058b48
  • Dr. H. Jack Geiger. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
    United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
    Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
    American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
    Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
    Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
    Date
    March 16, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:31:47
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
    Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    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
    Entertainers
    Medicine
    Military
    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
    2011.174.76.1a-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/fd59b34ad5e-3df9-4b0b-8e89-aeb592dcfad7
  • Ben Caldwell Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Caldwell, Ben R., American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    L.A. Rebellion, American, 1967 - 1989
    University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
    Date
    April 11, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:07:24
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.77.1a, 2011.174.77.1b, 2011.174.77.1c, 2011.174.77.1d, 2011.174.77.1e, and 2011.174.77.1f.
    Ben Caldwell shares his family's history in the Southwest and his childhood experience in New Mexico. Caldwell describes his military service during the Vietnam War and how his experiences made him reflect on racial prejudices in the United States. He began studying art, and he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he has been part of a black arts movement since the 1970s. He discusses the L.A. Rebellion, a collective of black filmmakers from UCLA, as well as various art projects in which he has been involved and documentary films he has produced.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0077
    Place collected
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New Mexico, 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 West
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Film
    Military
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    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
    2011.174.77.1a-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/fd5a30b4029-8050-4b75-bc27-290c90a6eb6f
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5181a739c-7ce8-4c97-af16-8f7854adda11
  • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Duke University, American, founded 1838
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Date
    March 17, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:06:04
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h.
    Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia, her awareness of racial disparities grew. As a student at Duke University, she began participating in the sit-in movement. She soon moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which led her to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961. She describes in detail serving time at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm) with other civil rights activists. Mulholland also discusses attending Tougaloo College and her involvement in the Jackson sit-in movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0079
    Place collected
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    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
    Race relations
    Resistance
    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
    2011.174.79.1a-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/fd599175bd9-b989-4b68-9847-568359b6cc13

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