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Film, VideoMatthew J. Perry oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Columbia, South Carolina, 2011 June 07 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 formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James)
- 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 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, VideoWilliam G. Anderson oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Detroit, Michigan, 2011 July 26 William Anderson recalls growing up in Americus, Georgia, serving in the navy during World War II, and his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ralph Abernathy. He remembers opening his osteopath practice in Albany, Georgia, becoming a leader of the Albany Movement, and supporting protesters from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He discusses his several arrests with King and Abernathy, appearing on...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Anderson, William G. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoRobert Bagner Hayling oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Saint Augustine, Florida, 2011 September 14 Robert Hayling recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being...
- Contributor: Hayling, Robert Bagner - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoScott Bates oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Sewanee, Tennessee, 2013 June 20 Professor Scott Bates describes his career as an educator and civil rights supporter in Sewanee, Tennessee. He discusses his memories of race relations on U.S. Army bases during World War II, and he describes how he moved from the Midwest to Sewanee, Tennessee to become a college instructor of French. Once in Sewanee, Bates soon learned about the Highlander Folk School, where he attended...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bates, Scott
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoNathaniel Hawthorne Jones oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2015 December 03 Nathaniel Hawthorne Jones was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi in 1914. He recalls his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the Port Gibson Movement, in Mississippi. He discusses being drafted into the Navy in 1944 and the racial discrimination he experienced in his role as a Steward Mate. During the Port Gibson Movement, he was involved in the Port Gibson Merchant Boycotts, organizing...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Jones, Nathaniel Hawthorne - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoCoy J. Hanson interview conducted by Brent A. Bjorkman, 2014-07-10 Coy Hanson, who is one of the oldest of Mammoth's retired guides, recounts his experiences growing up around Mammoth Cave and his family's involvement in establishing the park. Hanson was first employed as a trailer and handyman at the cave in 1938, before its takeover by the National Park Service. Eventually he became a full-time employee and had a lengthy career in multiple parks,...
- Contributor: Hanson, Coy J. - Occupational Folklife Project - Björkman, Brent
- Date: 2014
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personal narrativeDonald Frederick Aagenes Collection Master Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Cuba; Panama Canal; Fiji Islands; Australia; Hollandia (New Guinea); Pacific Theater.
- Contributor: American Legion Auxiliary Unit, Fertile, Minnesota - Aagenes, Donald Frederick - Larson, Carole
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:01:49.0
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personal narrativeThorvald Aanden Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - England; Normandy, Falaise Gap and Le Mans, France; Germany.
- Contributor: Aanden, Thorvald - Larson, Carole - American Legion Auxiliary Unit, Fertile, Minnesota
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:33:07.0
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personal narrativeTheodore Leander Aanenson Collection Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Philippines; Pacific Theater.
- Contributor: Unknown - Aanenson, Theodore Leander - Rock County World War II Veterans Project - Erickson, Keith
- Date: 1944
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:56:23.0
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personal narrativeRoy Freddrick Aarons Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Iwo Jima; South Pacific; Japan; China; Philippines; Guam. Corporal, Marine Corps, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea.
- Contributor: Christina Robinson - Katie Marsh - Aarons, Roy Freddrick - Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project - Sokyoko, Anastasia - Dewitt, Vicki
- Date: 1944
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:24:56.0
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personal narrativeLeo F. Abair Collection Ensign, Merchant Marine, World War, 1939-1945 - New York; Atlantic Ocean.
- Contributor: Jones, Tamara - Fisher, Andrew L. - University of Toledo - Abair, Leo F.
- Date: 1943
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:48:08.0
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personal narrativeCaeser Fred Abate Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater.
- Contributor: Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (Rsvp) of Sacramento, CA - Abate, Caeser Fred - Hester, Katherine E. - G. Hoberman / L. Rogaski
- Date: 1943
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:54:43.0
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personal narrativeAlbert Abbey Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - England; France; Germany; European Theater.
- Contributor: Abbey, Albert - Circle of Caring Hospice of the Good Shepherd - Weinrobe, Maurice
- Date: 1943
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:26:12.0
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personal narrativeJoseph A. Abbondondelo Collection Technical Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Italy; European Theater.
- Contributor: Abbondondelo, Joseph A. - Bessell, Matthew - Sledge, Joseph M. - Va Medical Center, Native American Indian Special Emphasis Program
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:25:51.5
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personal narrativeJoseph A. Abbondondelo Collection Technical Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Italy; European Theater.
- Contributor: Abbondondelo, Joseph A. - Half Hollow Hills Community Library - Susman, Edna W.
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:32:41.0
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personal narrativeGeorge Maurice Abbott Collection Quartermaster Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Idaho; California; Louisiana; Pacific Theater; Hawaii; Gilbert Islands; Christmas Island; Samoa; Fiji; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Iwo Jima; Korea; New York; European Theater.
- Contributor: Willis, Guy C. - Va Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona - Abbott, George Maurice - Fine, Sally
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:27:59.0
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personal narrativeHarland S. Abbott Collection Staff Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Roberts, California; Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; France; Germany; Austria.
- Contributor: Porterville Church of the Nazarene - Abbott, Harland S. - Pitcher, Mark - McCroskey, Barbara
- Date: 1944
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:01:45.0
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personal narrativeHudson Lavon Abbott Collection Machinist's Mate, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Great Lakes, Illinois; Pacific Theater.
- Contributor: Smith, Jacob - Hamburg High School - Wayne, Brenda - Abbott, Hudson Lavon
- Date: 1945
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:36:11.0
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personal narrativeJack Mastin Abbott Collection Captain, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Tunisia, North Africa; Grottaglie, Italy; Mountain Home, Idaho; European Theater. Air Force, Korean War, 1950-1953.
- Contributor: Tyler Junior College - Robert Lewis - Knight, Jane Abbott - Abbott, Jack Mastin - Rucker, Bobbye
- Date: 1942
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personal narrativeJohn Phillip Abbott Collection First Lieutenant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Normandy, France; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany; European Theater.
- Contributor: Tegge, Thomas N. - Abbott, John Phillip - Sauk Valley Community College-Dixon, IL
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:24:11.0
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personal narrativeLucy J. Abbott Collection Technician Five, WAC (Women's Army Corps), World War, 1939-1945 - United States.
- Contributor: Abbott, Lucy J. - Payne, William H. - American Legion, Lamouree-Hackett Post 72
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:26:51.0
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personal narrativeRobert Abbott Collection Signalman Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Contributor: Abbott, Robert - Gonzalez, Guillermo - Waldport High School - Thompson, Tom
- Date: 1941
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:51:08.0
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personal narrativeJoseph John Abdella Collection Sergeant, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Cherry Point, North Carolina; Barbers Point, Hawaii; Admiralty Islands (Bismarck Archipelago); Philippines; Mindanao Island (Philippines).
- Contributor: Va Medical Center, Northampton, Massachusetts - Tracy, Susan S. - Murray, Anne - Abdella, Joseph John
- Date: 1942
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personal narrativeFred Abel Collection Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Japan.
- Contributor: Abel, Amanda - Shoals High School - Fallington, Carol - Abel, Fred
- Date: 1943
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:48:45.0