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Film, VideoGloria Claudette Grinnell oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Ojai, California, 2013 April 14 Gloria Claudette Grinnell recounts her participation in the sit-in movement in Richmond, Virginia, when she was a student at Virginia Union University. She describes her family's history on the East Coast and explains how she and her mother ended up in San Francisco. She discusses her decision to move from California to attend Virginia Union. She describes the sit-in movement that she joined in...
- Contributor: Grinnell, Gloria Claudette - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoWilliam M. Lawrence oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Roanoke, Virginia, 2013 August 16 Catalog Record Only William Lawrence describes his long career with the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawrence was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1922 but grew up in Roanoke and worked for the railroad most of his adult life. He discusses conditions of labor, race relations at the workplace, and his experience working as a foreman.
- Contributor: Lawrence, William M. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoOliver W. Hill, Jr., oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Petersburg, Virginia, 2013 August 17 Oliver W. Hill, Jr., discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Hill reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Hill, Oliver W. - Cline, David P.
- Date: 2013-01-01
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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, VideoDion Diamond oral history interview conducted by David Cline in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December 13 Dion Diamond discusses his activism and experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. He remembers growing up in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, and attending Howard University, where he began organizing for civil rights. He also recalls his work in Mississippi and Louisiana as a Freedom Rider and activist, his studies at University of Wisconsin and Harvard University, and his later career. Finally, he speaks about contemporary...
- Contributor: Diamond, Dion T. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoJulius W. Becton oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, 2015 December 15 Julius W. Becton recalls events that led to his service in the military. He highlights being the first African American to hold many of his positions in academics, the military and post-military career. Emphasizing how the integration of the military influenced his attitude towards racial issues, he offers a unique perspective on the Civil Rights Movement. He expresses deep pride for his efforts to...
- Contributor: Becton, Julius W. (Julius Wesley) - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
- Date: 2015-01-01