Created by
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Interview of
Morrison Holmes, Mattie Payne, American, born 1924
Interviewed by
Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
Interview of
Dr. Holmes, Brenda, American, born 1950
Recorded by
Hutcherson, Trudy, American
Subject of
Morrison, George Sr., American, 1889 - 1951
Morrison, George Emmett Jr., American, 1925 - 1991
West Dublin Colored School
Christiansburg Industrial Institute, American, 1866 - 1966
Calfee Training School
367th Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1919
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Dublin United Methodist Church
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
Date
2022
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 59 min., 44 sec.
File size (Total): 36.8 GB
Description
An oral history interview with Mrs. Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes. It consists of a single .mov file .mov (file codec Apple ProRes HQ 422). The interview was captured at her home in Dublin, Virginia, on May 26, 2022, as part of the NMAAHC Collection Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Holmes donated a collection of objects related to the military service of her father, George Emmett Morrison, Sr., who served in the 367th Infantry, 92nd Division, during World War I.
The interview begins with a discussion of Mrs. Morrison Holmes’s early life in Dublin and her educational experiences in segregated schools in Dublin, Pulaski, and Christiansburg, Virginia. Mrs. Morrison Holmes also recounts how her family lost a portion of their land, including their family home, when a state highway was re-routed through their property. Throughout the interview, Mrs. Morrison Holmes talks about different dimensions of her father’s life: his role in the family, his business activities and status in the community, and his service in World War I. She also talks about the panoramas she donated to the Museum. She discusses her lifelong involvement with her church (first, Mt. Pleasant Methodist, and later, Dublin United Methodist) and her work organizing family reunions. Toward the end of the interview, Mrs. Morrison Holmes reflects on what she would like people to know about her parents and how she would like to be remembered. She also recalls the difficulties she had securing medical care for her son, due to segregation in medical facilities, when she discovered he had polio as a child. In conclusion, Mrs. Morrison Holmes discusses contemporary racial tensions.
Place captured
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Collection Donor Oral History Project
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
oral histories
digital media - born digital
sound films
color films (visual works)
Topic
American South
Civil rights
Education
Families
Fatherhood
Housing
Methodist
Motherhood
Race discrimination
Race relations
Religion
Segregation
White supremacy movements
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2024.50.1.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2ecbcc5-127a-4919-9149-204051909ecd

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