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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, VideoEsther M. A. Terry oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Greensboro, North Carolina, 2011 July 06 Esther M. A. Terry remembers growing up in Wise, North Carolina, and attending Bennett College. She recalls planning the Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in with students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (later North Carolina A & T University), being arrested for her participation, and the support of the Bennett College President, Dr. Willa Player. She also discusses attending the University of North...
- Contributor: Terry, Esther M. A. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- 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: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Strickland, William
- Date: 2011-01-01
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