Film, Video Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013 August 24
Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013 August 24
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Title
- Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013 August 24
Summary
- 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 in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
Names
- George, Virginia Simms, 1940- interviewee
- Crosby, Emilye, interviewer
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Created / Published
- 2013.
Headings
- - George, Virginia Simms,--1940---Interviews
- - Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.)
- - African American civil rights workers--Virginia--Interviews
- - Civil rights demonstrations--Virginia--Richmond
- - Civil rights movements--United States
Genre
- Filmed Interviews
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Video recordings
Notes
- - Recorded in Northborough, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2013.
- - Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- - Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- - Virginia Simms George was a civil rights activist in Richmond, Virginia, and later a human resource professional, teacher, counselor in Massachusetts.
- - The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- - In English.
- - Finding aid https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013005
Medium
- 6 video files of 6 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (73 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- 1 transcript (43 pages).
Source Collection
- Civil Rights History Project collection AFC 2010/039: 0105
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Digital Id
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0105
- afc2010039text.afc2010039_crhp0105_George_transcript
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2015669204
Access Advisory
- Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Online Format
- image
- video