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Film, VideoWyatt Tee Walker oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Richmond, Virginia, 2014 July 09 Dr. Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) from 1960-1964. He recalls helping to organize the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, and supporting Dr. King in transcribing and publishing "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." He also remembers preaching in Petersburg,...- Contributor: Walker, Wyatt Tee - Walker, Theresa Ann - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
- Date: 2014-01-01
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Film, VideoThe Prince of Wales visits TR's grave
Prince of Wales visits Theodore Roosevelt's grave In the summer of 1919, Edward, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, embarked on a tour of the Dominions. After touring Canada for several months, the Prince decided to spend several days in the United States. His visit was the first visit of a Prince of Wales to the United States since that of his grandfather, Edward VII, fifty years earlier. On...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - International Film Service - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - International Newsreel Corporation
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoRMA flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919
Roosevelt Memorial Association flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919 On October 27, 1919 the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in TR's honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Views of Samuel Abbott, originator of the memorial flag idea, placing the flag on TR's grave. Sequence of two young girls and a boy placing flower bouquet and flag through fence...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Urban, Charles - Kinograms Publishing Corp - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoChristine Lewis interview conducted by Patricia Francois, 2016-02-20. Christine Lewis serves as a cultural organizer at Domestic Workers United. She is interviewed by her colleague, Patricia Francois. She speaks forcefully about Domestic Workers United, drawing on her Calypsonian roots and her skills as a steel pan drummer, spoken word artist, and poet. She discusses leaving her home of Trinidad and Tobago for New York City to work as domestic worker. She talks...- Contributor: Francois, Patricia - Lewis, Christine Yvette - Brooklyn Arts Council - Occupational Folklife Project
- Date: 2016-01-01
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Film, VideoJohn Carlos oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in New York, New York, 2013 August 18 John Carlos discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run...- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Carlos, John
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoPurcell Maurice Conway oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Saint Augustine, Florida, 2011 September 13 Purcell Conway recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and working many odd jobs. He recalls facing discrimination, participating in demonstrations, and witnessing a riot when attempting to integrate the beach. He also discusses moving to New York City, his career as a police officer, and successfully suing the city for discrimination in promotions.- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Conway, Purcell Maurice
- Date: 2011-01-01
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ArticleThe Italian
Dago Beppo, an Italian gondolier, is in love with Annette, who has another suitor, wealthy but much older. Her father gives Beppo a year to prove himself, so he emigrates to New York City, opens a shoeshine stand, and makes many friends among his neighbors. He meets his ward boss, Corrigan, who, to a friendly, unsophisticated immigrant like Beppo, seems to be a good fellow....- Contributor: Beban, George - Paramount Pictures Corporation - Ince, Thomas H. - New York Motion Picture Corp - Williams, Clara - Barker, Reginald - Burke, J. Frank (John Franklin) - Sullivan, C. Gardner - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1915
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Audio RecordingUndine Brereton interview conducted by Christine Lewis, 2016-04-28 Interview with Undine Brereton conducted by Christine Lewis. Brereton discusses her migration to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago; the barriers created by different educational standards; and her 15 years of experience working as a nanny and geriatric elder care provider. Brereton gives a detailed description of her daily routine working as a nanny, and the various resources (books, cultural spaces) that she...- Contributor: Brooklyn Arts Council - Lewis, Christine Yvette - Occupational Folklife Project - Brereton, Undine
- Date: 2016-01-01
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Film, VideoPatricia Francois interview conducted by Christine Lewis, 2015-12-10. Patricia recalls her history of work in New York City's domestic work industry. She talks about what she brought to the position from her life in Trinidad and Tobago. She discusses the important role that NYC's community of domestic workers played as she navigated the industry; and how she became a leader of domestic workers through the lobbying organization Domestic Workers United. She also...- Contributor: Francois, Patricia - Lewis, Christine Yvette - Brooklyn Arts Council - Occupational Folklife Project
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoEmmett W. Bassett and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Grahamsville, New York, 2011 July 21 Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement...- Contributor: Bassett, Priscilla - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bassett, Emmett W.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoFuneral of Hiram Cronk The film shows a city thoroughfare lined with crowds of people watching a military parade. The first group to come into view is a marching band, then a large formation of soldiers in the uniform of Rough Riders. Following them is a hearse drawn by four black horses, escorted by veterans of the Civil War, and horse-drawn open carriages. The camera position shifts and...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Film, VideoClaudette Foote interview conducted by Patricia Francois, 2016-04-28. Patricia Francois interviews Claudette Foote. She discusses her 14 years of experience as a domestic worker and the various types of domestic work she has done--house cleaning, elder care, child care, etc. She talks about the challenges of synchronizing a child's feeding and sleeping schedule with its parents' schedule. She discusses how her work as a domestic worker "lines up with her role as...- Contributor: Foote, Claudette - Francois, Patricia - Brooklyn Arts Council - Occupational Folklife Project
- Date: 2016-01-01
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Film, VideoTR and Leonard Wood at the New York flower show, 1917
Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood at the New York flower show, 1917 Shots of TR and Leonard Wood on March 20, 1917, at the 5th Annual International Flower Show, Grand Central Palace in New York City. Medium-close view of TR and Wood standing together and talking, facing camera; TR, seated, poses for photographer, with Wood and an unidentified man standing behind him.- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - International Newsreel Corporation - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1917