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Film, VideoFlory Jagoda oral history interview conducted by Howard Bass,
Oral history with traditional artist Flory Jagoda Flory Jagoda tells her life story. Born in Sarajevo, she discusses her upbringing in Bosnia, keeping her family's Jewish traditions in Ladino while speaking Serbo-Croatian in school, remembering the culture of the...- Contributor: Jagoda, Flory - Bass, Howard - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoRobert L. Carter oral history interview conducted by Patricia Sullivan in New York, New York, 2010 ... Robert L. Carter recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and...
- Contributor: Sullivan, Patricia - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Carter, Robert L.
- Date: 2010-01-01
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Film, VideoMildred Bond Roxborough oral history interview conducted by Julian Bond in New York, New York, 2010 ... Roxborough discusses how she became active in the Civil Rights Movement at the age of nine, when she sold subscriptions to the NAACP The Crisis magazine. Roxborough began working with the NAACP...
- Contributor: Bond, Julian - Roxborough, Mildred Bond - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2010-01-01
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Film, VideoMyrtle Gonza Glascoe oral history interview conducted by Dwandalyn Reece in Capitol Heights, Maryland, 2010 November ... Myrtle Gonza Glascoe recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., attending Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania, and her early career in education and social work. She remembers joining the Baltimore Congress...
- Contributor: Glascoe, Myrtle Gonza - Reece, Dwandalyn R. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2010-01-01
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Film, VideoGertrude Newsome Jackson oral history interview conducted by LaFleur Paysour in Marvell, Arkansas, 2010 November 22 Gertrude Jackson recalls growing up in Madison, Illinois, and Marvell, Arkansas. She recalls organizing her community to renovate a local segregated school and becoming involved in the civil rights movement in rural...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jackson, Gertrude Newsome - Paysour, Lafleur
- Date: 2010-01-01
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Film, VideoLawrence Guyot oral history interview conducted by Julian Bond in Washington, D.C., 2010 December 30 Lawrence Guyot recalls growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and the influence of his family, and attending Tougaloo College. He remembers meeting members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), joining the...
- Contributor: Bond, Julian - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Guyot, Lawrence
- Date: 2010-01-01
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Film, VideoC. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 March 29 C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he...
- Contributor: Vivian, C. T. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Branch, Taylor
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoRuby Nell Sales oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 April 25 Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to Montgomery March, registering...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Sales, Ruby
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoDoris Adelaide Derby oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 April 26 Doris Derby discusses her childhood in the Bronx, joining a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and attending Hunter College. She recalls her work in African art...
- Contributor: Derby, Doris Adelaide - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJamila Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 April 27 Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement....
- Contributor: Jones, Jamila - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoSimeon Wright oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois, 2011 May 23 Simeon Wright discusses his cousin, Emmett Till, and his attempts to correct the historical record concerning Till's murder. He recalls Till's visit to his home in Mississippi, going to Bryant's store, and...
- Contributor: Wright, Simeon - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoWheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois, 2011 May 23 Wheeler Parker, Jr., discusses his visit to Mississippi with his cousin, Emmett Till. He recalls the incident at Bryant's store and the night that Till was kidnapped, and Till's funeral in Chicago....
- Contributor: Parker, Wheeler - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoMarilyn Luper Hildreth oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2011 May ... Marilyn Hildreth describes growing up in segregated Oklahoma and the leadership of her mother, Clara Luper, in the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group. She recalls...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Hildreth, Marilyn Luper
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCalvin Luper oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2011 May 24 Calvin Luper remembers his mother, Clara Luper, and her leadership in Oklahoma City's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council. He recalls participating in sit-ins in drug stores...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Luper, Calvin - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJames Oscar Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Austin, Texas, 2011 May 25 James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff....
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Jones, James Oscar
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoRichard Barry Sobol oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011 May ...
Anne Sobol and Richard Barry Sobol oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011 May 26 Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a...- Contributor: Sobol, Anne Buxton - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Sobol, Richard B.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Bogalusa, Louisiana, ... Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the Civil Rights Movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Anderson, Fletcher - Anderson, Cynthia Baker
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoHicks family oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Bogalusa, Louisiana, 2011 May 27 The Hicks family remembers their childhood in segregated Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their father, Robert Hicks, a local civil rights leader. They recall leading a children's civil rights march in Bogalusa to protest...
- Contributor: Hicks, Charles Ray - Hicks, Gregory Vincent - Hicks, Robert Lawrence - Collins, Barbara Maria - Hicks, Valeria Payton - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Burras, Carol Cummings - Hicks, Darryl Robertson
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoGeraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier ... Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins remember their mother and sister Gayle Jenkins, a leader of the civil rights movement in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They discuss their family history, how...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Breaux, Toni - Bennett, Geraldine Crawford - Mosnier, Joseph - Jenkins, Willie Elliot
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoAnnie Pearl Avery oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Selma, Alabama, 2011 May 31 Annie Pearl Avery remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at age sixteen. She recalls attending a SNCC meeting in Atlanta and...
- Contributor: Avery, Annie Pearl - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoGwendolyn M. Patton oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Montgomery, Alabama, 2011 June 01 Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she became involved in many civil rights organizations and was elected student body president. She recalls hosting the Freedom Riders in 1961, and spending...
- Contributor: Patton, Gwendolyn M. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCharles F. McDew oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Albany, Georgia, 2011 June 04 Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - McDew, Charles
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCharles Melvin Sherrod oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Albany, Georgia, 2011 June 04 Charles Sherrod recalls how he became involved in the Albany Movement in Georgia, recruited local residents, and led marches and protests against segregation.
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Sherrod, Charles
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJoseph Echols Lowery oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 June 06 Joseph Lowery recalls his position as pastor at the Warren Street Church in Mobile, Alabama, in the 1950s. He remembers joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Lowery, Joseph E.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoMatthew J. Perry oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Columbia, South Carolina, 2011 June ... Judge Matthew J. Perry recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoErnest Adolphus Finney oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Columbia, South Carolina, 2011 June ... Ernest Finney recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine," a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Finney, Ernest A., (Ernest Adolphus)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCecil J. Williams oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Orangeburg, South Carolina, 2011 June ... Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for several African American publications in his teens. He remembers photographing President Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall,...
- Contributor: Williams, Cecil J. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoWilliam Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011 June ... William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Taylor, Kieran Walsh - Saunders, William
- 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 ... 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...
- Contributor: Terry, Esther M. A. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoEvans Derrell Hopkins oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Richmond, Virginia, 2011 July 07 Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland,...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Hopkins, Evans D.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCourtland Cox oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Washington, D.C., 2011 July 08 Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York City, and attending Howard University. He remembers organizing student protests in Washington, D. C., with the Nonviolent Action Group, which later merged...
- Contributor: Cox, Courtland - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoSimeon Booker and Moses James Newson oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Washington, D.C., ... Simeon Booker and Moses Newson recall their early careers in journalism at several African American newspapers. Newson remembers covering school desegregation cases in Clinton, Tennessee and Hoxie, Arkansas, for the Memphis Tri-State...
- Contributor: Booker, Simeon - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Newson, Moses J.
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoFreeman A. Hrabowski oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Baltimore, Maryland, 2011 August 14 Freeman A. Hrabowski recalls growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, and attending the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. He remembers being arrested for marching in the Birmingham Children's Crusade in 1963, and remembers the...
- Contributor: Hrabowski, Freeman A. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJohn Elliott Churchville oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011 July 15 John Churchville recalls growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother's career as a music teacher, moving to New York, and converting to Islam. He remembers joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC),...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Churchville, John Elliott - 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 ... 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...
- 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 ... 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....
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Richardson, Gloria
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoAlfred Moldovan oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in New York, New York, 2011 July ... 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...
- Contributor: Moldovan, Alfred - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoJunius W. Williams oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Newark, New Jersey, 2011 July ... Junius Williams recalls growing up in Richmond, Virginia, attending Amherst College, and joining the student group Students for Racial Equality. He remembers attending the March on Washington, organizing a civil rights conference...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Williams, Junius W.
- 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, ... 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...
- 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...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Seeger, Pete
- Date: 2011-01-01
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