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Film, VideoLonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Atlanta, Georgia, 2013 May 29 Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - King, Lonnie C. - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoEkwueme Michael Thelwell oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Pelham, Massachusetts, 2013 August 23 Ekwueme Michael Thelwell remembers his time as a student activist at Howard University and his experiences with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom...
- Contributor: Crosby, Emilye - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Thelwell, Michael
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoVirginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013 August 24 Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store...
- Contributor: George, Virginia Simms - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoClarence Magee oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 December 01 Clarence Magee discusses the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. He recalls growing up in Marion County, Mississippi, where he was pushed by his family to pursue an education. He remembers becoming involved...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Magee, Clarence - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoVernon Dahmer, Jr. oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 December 01 Vernon Dahmer, Jr., remembers growing up near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and discusses his experiences relating to segregation and race, as a child and in the military. He also recalls the night his family's...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Dahmer, Vernon - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoEddie Holloway oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 December 02 Eddie Holloway discusses growing up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as well as his involvement in Freedom Schools and other civil rights causes. He remembers his experiences as a child in a segregated society...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Holloway, Eddie A. - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoNathaniel Hawthorne Jones oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2015 December ... 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...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Jones, Nathaniel Hawthorne - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoCarolyn Miller and James Miller oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Port Gibson, Mississippi, ... James and Carolyn Miller discuss their experience of living in Port Gibson, Mississippi during the Port Gibson Movement. They specifically reference the downtown merchant boycotts and how race and class tensions impacted...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Miller, Carolyn - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Miller, James E. - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoPatricia A. Crosby and David L. Crosby oral history interview, with Worth W. Long, Carolyn Miller ... Patricia and David Crosby discuss the founding and subsequent work of the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, a cultural arts organization in Port Gibson. The organization was a legacy of the Civil Rights Movement...
- Contributor: Crosby, Patricia A. - Long, Worth W. - Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Miller, Carolyn - Crosby, David L. - Miller, James E. - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoCharles McLaurin oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Indianola, Mississippi, 2015 December 05 Charles McLaurin discusses his work as a Civil Rights activist in the 1950's and 60's. He begins by discussing the racism he experienced growing up and how this shaped his personal and...
- Contributor: McLaurin, Charles - Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoWorth W. Long oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Jackson, Mississippi, 2015 December 06 Worth W. Long largely discusses experiences growing up in a household strongly connected to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Long discusses churches as important aspects of community building and as meeting...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Long, Worth W. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoTimothy Jenkins oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 2015 ... Timothy Jones discusses his personal experiences growing up in Philadelphia and in particular his experiences in integrated school. He describes at length his experience attending Howard University, and why Howard was so...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Jenkins, Timothy Lionel - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoFreddie Greene Biddle oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, DC, District of Columbia, ... Freddie Greene was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on February 15, 1945. She discusses how living in a segregated community exposed her to the early efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. She reflects...
- Contributor: Greene, Freddie - Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoReginald Robinson oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December ... Reginald "Reg" Robinson shares his experience of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and how he became known as an "advance man" throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Beginning with his...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Robinson, Reginald - Crosby, Emilye
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoJennifer Lawson oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 2015 ... Jennifer Lawson shares her experience throughout the Civil Rights Movement. She discusses her decision to leave college to join the movement, and her involvement with voter registration activities in Mississippi. She joined...
- Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Crosby, Emilye - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Lawson, Jennifer
- Date: 2015-01-01