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Film, VideoAlfred Moldovan oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New York, New York, 2011 July 19 Alfred Moldovan remembers growing up in the Bronx and the influence of his parents, who were Jewish Hungarian immigrants. He recalls serving in the air force as a radio repairman during World War II and later attending medical school. He discusses founding the Medical Committee for Human Rights and traveling to the South to assist injured civil rights activists at events such as the...
- Contributor: Moldovan, Alfred - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJack Greenberg oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New York, New York, 2011 July 18 Jack Greenberg remembers attending Columbia University Law School, working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and arguing the Brown v. Board of Education case. He discusses working on many other civil rights cases, such as Coke v. City of Atlanta, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Griggs v. Duke Power.
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Greenberg, Jack
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoGloria Hayes Richardson oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New York, New York, 2011 July 19 Gloria Richardson recalls growing up in Cambridge, Maryland, attending Howard University, and joining Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with her daughter, Donna, after returning to Cambridge and running her father's drug store. She recalls traveling to the South with her family to assist SNCC with voter registration, organizing the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, assisting E. Franklin Frazier with research on African Americans, and marching...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Richardson, Gloria
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoDorothy Foreman Cotton oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Ithaca, New York, 2011 July 25 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 T. Walker on organizing civil rights protests and meetings, and meeting Martin Luther...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cotton, Dorothy F.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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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, VideoPete Seeger oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Beacon, New York, 2011 July 22 Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome." He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Seeger, Pete
- Date: 2011-01-01
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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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