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Film, VideoKathleen Cleaver oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 September 16 Kathleen Cleaver 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 husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.- Contributor: Cleaver, Kathleen - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCandie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New Market, Tennessee, 2011 September 19 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."- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Carawan, Guy - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Carawan, Candie
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoDavid Mercer Ackerman and Satoko Ito Ackerman oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Washington, D.C., 2011 September 20 David and Satoko Ackerman recall meeting at the Chicago Theological Seminary and remember their classmate 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.- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Ackerman, David M. - Ackerman, Satoko Ito
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoDorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Washington, D.C., 2011 September 20 Doris and Joyce Ladner discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde…- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Ladner, Joyce A. - Ladner, Dorie
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoWilliam Lamar Strickland oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Amherst, Massachusetts, 2011 September 23 William Strickland recalls growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Boston Latin High School and Harvard University, and serving as a Marine. He remembers his friendship with Malcolm X, joining the Northern Student Movement, and his work with Vincent Harding and the Institute of the Black World. He also discusses the current research on Malcolm X and his opinions on politics.- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Strickland, William
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCarrie Lamar Young oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Little Rock, Arkansas, 2011 September 26 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…- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Young, Carrie Lamar - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoElmer Dixon oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Seattle, Washington, 2013 February 28 Elmer Dixon discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington, where he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and heard Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael speak. At 17 he met Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland and established, with his brother Aaron Dixon as Defense Captain, the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Dixon discusses his…- Contributor: Dixon, Elmer - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoSteven McNichols oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Burlingame, California, 2013 March 01 Steven McNichols discussed his childhood in New York City, his mother's illnesses and attending the University of California, Los Angeles in 1958. He became involved in politics through the National Student Federation and National Student Association, and participated in the Freedom Rides, riding a train from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas. He also discusses his work with the Delta Ministry, the Mississippi Freedom…- Contributor: McNichols, Steven - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoMildred Pitts Walter oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in San Mateo, California, 2013 March 01 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…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Walter, Mildred Pitts - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoAmos C. Brown oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in San Francisco, California, 2013 March 02 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…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Brown, Amos C. (Amos Cleophilus) - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoClifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 Clifford Browner discusses his childhood in Sasser, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Southwest Georgia Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s. He describes mass meetings at Mount Olive Baptist Church, protesting racial segregation at his high school, and participating in the March on Washington. He concludes the interview by evaluating the changes he has seen in southwest Georgia…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - Browner, Clifford
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoLucius Holloway, Sr., and Emma Kate Holloway oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 In this short interview, Lucius Holloway, Sr., and Emma Kate Holloway describe their experiences in Terrell County, Georgia. They discuss their childhood memories of Southwest Georgia, and how they came to meet and marry. The remainder of the interview focuses on their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, the harassment they faced from white supremacists, and their role in registering black voters.- Contributor: Holloway, Lucius - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - Holloway, Emma Kate
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoSam Mahone oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 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…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - Mahone, Sam
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoRobert McClary oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 In this short interview, Robert McClary discusses his involvement in the Southwest Georgia Project. McClary describes attending mass meetings in Worth County, Georgia, and he discusses his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Along with keeping the books, he registered voters and informed people about welfare services.- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - McClary, Robert
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoJohnnie Ruth McCullar oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 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…- Contributor: McCullar, Johnnie Ruth - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoSam Young, Jr., oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 Samuel J. Young, Jr., describes his childhood in Worth County, Georgia, during the 1950s. He recalls the racial violence that he witnessed and heard stories about as a child. After graduating high school he joined the Southwest Georgia Project. He helped to start a newspaper for the project and was also involved in the group's initiative to develop a self-sufficient farm to counteract discrimination…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Young, Sam - Griffin, Willie James
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoGrace Miller oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 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, 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…- Contributor: Miller, Grace H. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Griffin, Willie James
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoLouise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 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.- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Broadway, Louise W. - Griffin, Willie James
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoMary Jenkins oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 Mary Jenkins describes Albany, Georgia, during her childhood and discusses moments when she encountered racial prejudice. She describes her education in all-black schools, her decision to attend Fisk University, and her longing to become a teacher. Around the time of Brown v. Board of Education, she began teaching in Georgia and witnessed negative reactions of white administrators to the decision. Jenkins describes her decision…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jenkins, Mary F. - Griffin, Willie James
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoMary Jones oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09 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…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jones, Mary A. - Griffin, Willie James
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoWalter Bruce oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Durant, Mississippi, 2013 March 11 Walter Bruce shares memories of his childhood in Durant, Mississippi, where his family sharecropped. As a young man he became a carpenter and also a gospel singer. He describes his early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, including his participation in Mississippi Freedom Summer. Bruce was involved in community and political organizing throughout the 1960s, from helping to start health clinics and participating in…- Contributor: Dittmer, John - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bruce, Walter
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoEuvester Simpson oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Jackson, Mississippi, 2013 March 12 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,…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Dittmer, John - Simpson, Euvester
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoJulia Matilda Burns oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Tchula, Mississippi, 2013 March 13 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…- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Burns, Julia Matilda - Dittmer, John
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoRosie Head oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Tchula, Mississippi, 2013 March 13 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…- Contributor: Head, Rosie M. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Dittmer, John
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoRobert G. Clark, Jr., oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Pickens, Mississippi, 2013 March 13 Robert G. Clark, Jr., describes the early life experiences that led up to his successful campaign for political office in the Mississippi Legislature, where he became the first African American elected since Reconstruction. He discusses his childhood in Pickens, Mississippi, and he describes the family farm that he now owns, his relationship to his family, and the expectations that they had of him to…- Contributor: Clark, Robert George - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Dittmer, John
- Date: 2013-01-01
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