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: 2 hr., 32 min., 59 sec.
Total: 251.89 GB
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
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c31b1da1-a62f-41cd-87a6-31230a2bb6a0

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