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    Many Paths to Freedom: Looking Back, Looking Ahead at the Long Civil Rights Movement - Schedule (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
    Many paths to freedom: looking back, looking ahead at the long civil rights movement | American Folklife Center lecture, 2014-09-25 | American Folklife Center symposium, 2014-09-25 | American Folklife Center lecture, 2014-04-17 | Freedom struggle in Southwest Georgia | American Folklife Center lecture, 2014-02-27 | American Folklife Center lecture, 2014-05-19 | American Folklife Center symposium, 2014-05-19     Four leaders who participated in the Mississippi Freedom Project in 1964 discussed their experiences and the legacy of their civil rights work. They included Robert "Bob" Parris Moses, founder and president of The Algebra Project, Inc. He received his BA from Hamilton College (1956), and his MA in Philosophy from Harvard University (1957). Moses was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement as...
    • Contributor: Moses, Robert Parris - Ellis, Rex M. - Araiza, Lauren - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - Cook, Richard Baldwin - Blacks in Government (U.S.). Library of Congress Chapter - Hogan, Wesley C. - Pearcy, Glen - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) - Jennings, Bill X ... Moses, Robert Parris - Ellis, Rex M. - Araiza, Lauren - Jeffries, Hasan Kwame - Cook, Richard Baldwin - Blacks in Government (U.S.). Library of Congress Chapter - Hogan, Wesley C. - Pearcy, Glen - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) - Jennings, Bill X - Stewart, Kate - Cobb, Charles E. - Shankar, Guha - Hinojosa, Felipe - Jackson, Thomas F. - Ladner, Joyce A. - Mantler, Gordon Keith - Ladner, Dorie - American Folklife Center - Cline, David P.
    • Date: 2014-01-01
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    Voices of Civil Rights Project collection, 2003-2006 Collection consists of oral history interviews, sound and video recordings, photographs and manuscript materials documenting memories of the 20th century civil rights movements in the United States, collected by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) from 2003 to 2004 in 48 cities in the South, Midwest and western United States.
    • Contributor: Trickey, Minnijean Brown - Ynclan, Nery - Marquez Stathis, Sandra - Monroe, Sputnik - Boggs, Grace Lee - Hargrove, Earnestine - Meier, Deborah - Green, Percy - O'Konis, Jonathan - Mingo, Lucy ... Trickey, Minnijean Brown - Ynclan, Nery - Marquez Stathis, Sandra - Monroe, Sputnik - Boggs, Grace Lee - Hargrove, Earnestine - Meier, Deborah - Green, Percy - O'Konis, Jonathan - Mingo, Lucy - Hackney, Lucy D. - Sellers, Cleveland - Hill, Oliver W. - Brownmiller, Susan - Reid, Vernon - Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Carlos, John - Briggs, Jimmie - Lee, Helen Shores - McKinstry, Carolyn Maull - Kirk, Ron - Zabel, William D. - Charles, Michael Ray - Wilkins, Roger W. - Wilson, Diane - Krol, Debra Utacia - Rowles, Billy E. - Wilder, Lawrence Douglas - Forman, James - Bonilla, RubĂ©n - Romilly, Constancia - Reavis, Dick J. - Horowitz, Rachelle - Steger, Michelle - Harjo, Suzan Shown - Halpern, Rosario Salgado - Oldham, Charles R. - Thompson, Larry Dean - Iverem, Esther - Adams, Victoria Gray - Tafel, Richard - Dinkins, David N. - Dahmer, Ellie J. - Jones, Doug (G. Douglas) - Lyons, Kenneth O. - Tisdale, Alice - Smith, Vern E. - Jarrett, Vernon - Sloan, Lester - Seay, Norman R. - Swann-Daniels, Carol - Spellman-Diaz, Toyin - Booth, Heather - Rivers, Eugene - Wilson, Edwin O. - Lee, Sammy - Beerman, Leonard I. - Lewis, John - Lowery, Joseph E. - Shores, Barbara - Holland, Endesha Ida Mae - McWhorter, Diane - Neubauer, Rita - Patoski, Joe Nick - Sims, Bernice Banks - Mapp, Marilyn - Braxton, Annye H. - Kwoh, Stewart - Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson) - Wolf, Bonny - Little Joe (Vocalist) - King, B. B. - Doty, Juanita Sims - West, W. Richard - Pierce, Ponchitta Anne - Branch, Raylawni G. - Bowley, Andy - Beal, Gerald K. - Tisdale, Charles - Kyles, Samuel Billy - Baxley, Bill (William Joseph) - Fountain, Clarence - Davis, L. Clifford - Rosenfeld, Megan - Lewis, Dan - Frank, Barney - Fleming, Karl - Poussaint, Alvin F. - Hayes, Shirley G. - Harrington, Penny - Murray, Tawanda - Lout, Mike (James M.) - Dickinson, James Luther - Kellogg, Alex - Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene) - Collins, Wendell - Whitehouse, Liz - Mease, Quentin R. - Moses, Robert Parris - GutiĂ©rrez, JosĂ© Angel - Lum, Lydia - Rosenzweig, Hannah - Williams, Juan - Smith, Jerome M. - Garcia, Isabel (Isabel G.) - Bourne, St. Clair - Uyeshima, Erin Emiko - Wunrow, Jeffrey D. - Hite, Nancy - Epps, Jesse - Fife, John M. (John Macmillan) - Lawson, James M. - Graves, Curtis - Kochiyama, Yuri - Miller, Tom - Sutton, Goodloe - Latimer, Leah Y. - Goodman, Carolyn - Landrieu, Moon - Gields, Clarence - Mashariki, Job - Andrade, Juan - Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne - Yamamoto, Joyce C. - Pride, Carlton
    • Date: 2003
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    James Forman papers, 1848-2005 Author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, family papers, appointment books and calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Forman's activities as executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and president of the Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee.
    • Contributor: Forman, James
    • Date: 1848
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    United States Senate Historical Office oral history interviews, 1976-2018 Transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by the Senate Historical Office with members and employees of the United States Senate.
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
    • Date: 1976
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    Herbert Hill papers, 1869-2004 Civil rights activist, educator, author, and NAACP labor secretary. Correspondence, legal case files, articles, draft books, speeches, news clippings, trade union records, governmental records, writings, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and other material relating to Hill's labor, social, and civil rights activism; writing and editing; and his academic career.
    • Contributor: Hill, Herbert
    • Date: 1869
  • Exhibit
    Voices of Civil Rights The events of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement are documented through personal stories, oral histories, and photographs collected by the “Voices of Civil Rights” project, and marks the arrival of these materials to the Library.
    • Contributor: Trickey, Minnijean Brown - Ynclan, Nery - Marquez Stathis, Sandra - Monroe, Sputnik - Boggs, Grace Lee - Hargrove, Earnestine - Meier, Deborah - Green, Percy - O'Konis, Jonathan - Mingo, Lucy ... Trickey, Minnijean Brown - Ynclan, Nery - Marquez Stathis, Sandra - Monroe, Sputnik - Boggs, Grace Lee - Hargrove, Earnestine - Meier, Deborah - Green, Percy - O'Konis, Jonathan - Mingo, Lucy - Hackney, Lucy D. - Sellers, Cleveland - Hill, Oliver W. - Brownmiller, Susan - Reid, Vernon - Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Carlos, John - Briggs, Jimmie - Lee, Helen Shores - McKinstry, Carolyn Maull - Kirk, Ron - Zabel, William D. - Charles, Michael Ray - Wilkins, Roger W. - Wilson, Diane - Krol, Debra Utacia - Rowles, Billy E. - Little Joe - Wilder, Lawrence Douglas - Forman, James - Bonilla, RubĂ©n - Romilly, Constancia - Reavis, Dick J. - Horowitz, Rachelle - Steger, Michelle - Harjo, Suzan Shown - Halpern, Rosario Salgado - Oldham, Charles R. - Thompson, Larry Dean - Iverem, Esther - Adams, Victoria Gray - Tafel, Richard - Dinkins, David N. - Dahmer, Ellie J. - Jones, Doug (G. Douglas) - Lyons, Kenneth O. - Tisdale, Alice - Library of Congress - Smith, Vern E. - Jarrett, Vernon - Sloan, Lester - Seay, Norman R. - Swann-Daniels, Carol - Spellman-Diaz, Toyin - Booth, Heather - Rivers, Eugene - Wilson, Edwin O. - Lee, Sammy - Beerman, Leonard I. - Lewis, John - Lowery, Joseph E. - Aarp (Organization) - Shores, Barbara - Holland, Endesha Ida Mae - McWhorter, Diane - Neubauer, Rita - Patoski, Joe Nick - Sims, Bernice Banks - Mapp, Marilyn - Braxton, Annye H. - Kwoh, Stewart - Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson) - Wolf, Bonny - King, B. B. - Doty, Juanita Sims - West, W. Richard - Pierce, Ponchitta Anne - Branch, Raylawni G. - Bowley, Andy - Beal, Gerald K. - Tisdale, Charles - Kyles, Samuel Billy - Baxley, Bill (William Joseph) - Fountain, Clarence - Davis, L. Clifford - Rosenfeld, Megan - Lewis, Dan - Frank, Barney - Fleming, Karl - Poussaint, Alvin F. - Hayes, Shirley G. - Harrington, Penny - Murray, Tawanda - Lout, Mike (James M.) - Dickinson, James Luther - Kellogg, Alex - Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene) - Collins, Wendell - History Channel (Television Network) - Whitehouse, Liz - Mease, Quentin R. - Moses, Robert Parris - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - GutiĂ©rrez, JosĂ© Angel - Lum, Lydia - Rosenzweig, Hannah - Williams, Juan - Smith, Jerome M. - Garcia, Isabel (Isabel G.) - Bourne, St. Clair - Uyeshima, Erin Emiko - Wunrow, Jeffrey D. - Hite, Nancy - Epps, Jesse - Fife, John M. (John Macmillan) - Lawson, James M. - Graves, Curtis - Kochiyama, Yuri - Miller, Tom - Sutton, Goodloe - Latimer, Leah Y. - Goodman, Carolyn - Landrieu, Moon - Gields, Clarence - Mashariki, Job - Andrade, Juan - Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne - Yamamoto, Joyce C. - Pride, Carlton
    • Date: 2005-02-24