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| Series III: Interviews (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Joseph Lowery oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-01-07 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Joseph Lowery oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-01-07 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Joseph Lowery was a minister, civil rights activist and founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Joseph Lowery's memories of growing up in Huntsville, Alabama and Chicago, Illinois. He discusses becoming a pastor in Mobile, Alabama and founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Fred Shuttlesworth. He recalls several events from the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the passing of the Voting Rights Act and the March on Washington. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655469 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 9/93 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (61 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/393 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 22 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 073.MV.007 | |||||||||||||
| Leatrice McKissack oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2002-02-19 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074 | |||||||||||||
| Leatrice McKissack was the CEO of McKissack & McKissack, Architects & Engineers, Inc., the oldest African American architecture firm in the nation. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Leatrice McKissack's memories of growing up in Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee and attending Fisk University. She recalls her teaching career, raising her daughters and taking over her husband's business, McKissack & McKissack, Architects & Engineers, Inc., after he became ill. She discusses racial discrimination against her firm, successful projects and working with her daughters at the firm. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655539 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 9/94 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (61 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/394 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 2 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 074.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| Adele McQueen oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-01-16 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075 | |||||||||||||
| Adele McQueen was a teacher and professor of early childhood education. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Adele McQueen's memories of growing up in Texas and Kansas and attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she helped care for George Washington Carver. She discusses her first teaching job at a boarding school in Alabama, directing the Tuskegee Nursery School and teaching in Liberia while her husband worked for USAID. She discusses her career at Howard University directing a preschool and teaching early child education courses, and starting the organization Housing Unlimited. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655548 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 9/95 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (87 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/395 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 3 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 075.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| James Meredith oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2006-06-27 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 076 | |||||||||||||
| James Meredith was the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes James Meredith's memories of growing up in Kosciusko, Mississippi, serving in the air force and attending Jackson State University. He recalls his friendship with Medgar Evers, applying to the University of Mississippi and the resulting Supreme Court case that allowed him to attend. He discusses his opposition to the non-violence movement and working for Senator Jesse Helms. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655235 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 9/96 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (126 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/396 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 9 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Norma Miller oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2006-06-01 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077 | |||||||||||||
| Norma Miller was a swing dancer, actress and stand up comedienne. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Norma Miller's memories of growing up in Harlem, New York, taking dance lessons and dancing the Lindy Hop at the Savoy Ballroom at age 12. She recalls dancing in competitions in New York, touring Europe and her friendship with dancer Frankie Manning. She discusses appearing in movies, the decline of swing dancing, and her later career as a comedienne with Redd Foxx. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655284 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/97 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (141 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/397 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 45 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 077.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Mitchell oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-08-26 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078 | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Mitchell was a ballet dancer, teacher and founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Arthur Mitchell's memories of growing up in Harlem, New York and attending the High School of Performing Arts where he studied tap and modern dance. He recalls the discrimination against African American dancers, joining Katherine Dunham's dance school and attending the School of American Ballet. He discusses being the first African American in the New York City Ballet, working with choreographer George Balanchine and founding the Dance Theatre of Harlem. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655540 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/98 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (74 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/398 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 52 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 078.MV.007 | |||||||||||||
| Ella Mitchell oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-05-24 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a | |||||||||||||
| Ella Mitchell was a Baptist minister, writer and teacher. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Ella Mitchell's memories of growing up in South Carolina, attending Talladega College and Union Theological Seminary where she met her husband, Henry Mitchell. She recalls their move to California, her teaching career in early childhood education and her involvement in the civil rights movement. She discusses the opposition to women clergy in the Baptist Church, her ordination and career as a minister. She is also interviewed with her husband Henry about their marriage and life in the church. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655549 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/99 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (42 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/399 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 5 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079a.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 079b.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| Parren Mitchell oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-04-21 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 080 | |||||||||||||
| Parren Mitchell was the first African American U.S. Congressman from Maryland. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Parren Mitchell's memories of growing up in Baltimore and protesting segregated businesses with his brother Clarence. He recalls his army service in Italy during World War II and after attending Morgan State University, becoming the first African American graduate student at the University of Maryland. He discusses his election to U.S. Congress and sponsoring legislation to support African American businesses. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655510 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/100 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (30 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/400 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 57 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (64 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 080.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| James Moody oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2004-05-24 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 081 | |||||||||||||
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