National Visionary Leadership Project interviews and conference collection, 1997-2009 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Series III: Interviews (continued)
		James Cameron oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-07-29 (continued)
		James Cameron oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-07-29 (continued)
			AFC 2004/007: 019
			James Cameron was a boiler engineer and civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He started several branches of the organization in Indiana, become the Indiana State Director of Civil Liberties, and worked to desegregate housing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
			The interview includes James Cameron's account of his attempted lynching in Indiana at age 16 and later conviction of accessory to murder. He discusses how this led to his involvement in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the civil rights movement in Indiana and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also recounts how he founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655456
BOX-FOLDER 3/29			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 3/29				1 transcript (57 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/339			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/339				16 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
				3 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				4 videocassettes of 4 (Betacam SP) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 019.MV.001
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		Robert L. Carter oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-04-27
			AFC 2004/007: 020
			Robert L. Carter was an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and worked on the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. He was also a U.S. District Court Judge for Southern New York.
			The interview includes Robert L. Carter's memories of growing up in New Jersey and attending Howard University Law School and Columbia University. He discusses his army service during World War II and work with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on the Brown v. Board of Education case. He also discusses his opinions on the current state of education.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655457
BOX-FOLDER 3/30			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 3/30				1 transcript (37 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/340			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/340				5 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				2 videocassettes of 2 (DVCAM) (124 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 020.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 020.MV.002
		Elizabeth Catlett oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-06-12
			AFC 2004/007: 021
			Elizabeth Catlett was an artist and political activist known for her sculptures and prints representing African American life.
			The interview includes Elizabeth Cattlet's memories of growing up in Washington, D.C. and attending Howard University. She recalls attending the University of Iowa where she worked with Grant Wood and earned an M.F.A. in sculpture. She discusses working at the George Washington Carver School in Harlem, New York, and receiving a Rosenwald Fellowship to study art in Mexico where she met her husband Francisco Mora and joined the Taller de Gráfica Popular (People's Graphic Arts Workshop). She also discusses the communist accusations of herself and other artists.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655499
BOX-FOLDER 3/31			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 3/31				1 transcript (62 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/341			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/341				22 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
			Moving Images
				6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				1 videocassette of 1 (DV) (186 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
				AFC 2004/007: 021.MV.001
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		Ray Charles oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-10-16
			AFC 2004/007: 022
			Ray Charles was a singer, pianist and songwriter. He performed many genres of music, including gospel, soul and rhythm and blues.
			The interview includes Ray Charles' memories of growing up in Florida, losing his sight and learning to play the piano at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. He recalls his move to Seattle, Washington, where he began to play in nightclubs. He discusses his contract with Atlantic Records, writing many hit songs and finding his background singers, the Raelets. He also discusses his refusal to play for segregated audiences.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655482
BOX-FOLDER 4/32-33			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 4/32-33				1 transcript (44 pages)
				1 bound transcript (76 pages) with CD insert
BOX-FOLDER 26/342			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/342				35 photographs : digital, tiff files, color
				1 photograph : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
				AFC 2004/007: 022.MV.001
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				AFC 2004/007: 022.MV.003
				AFC 2004/007: 022.MV.004
		Leah Chase oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-02-20
			AFC 2004/007: 023
			Leah Chase was an art collector, chef and owner of Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans.
			The interview includes Leah Chase's memories of growing up in Madisonville, Louisiana and attending St. Mary's academy in New Orleans. She recalls the segregation and Creole culture of New Orleans, her first jobs and meeting her husband Dooky, a musician. She discusses running his parents' restaurant, which became a meeting place for civil rights activists and politicians. She also discusses collecting African American art for her restaurant.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655500
BOX-FOLDER 4/34			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 4/34				1 transcript (63 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/343			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/343				63 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: 023.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 023.MV.002
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		Mary Alice Chineworth oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-11-21
			AFC 2004/007: 024
			Mary Alice Chineworth was a nun, teacher and director of Oblate Sisters of Providence.
			The interview includes Mary Alice Chineworth's memories of growing up in Rock Island, Illinois and attending Mount Mary College and Catholic University for her doctorate. She recalls the discrimination she faced from white convents, which led her to join the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African American convent in the United States. She discusses her career teaching at Catholic schools in Baltimore, Maryland, the history of African American Catholics, and her opinions on women in the priesthood.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655535
BOX-FOLDER 4/35			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 4/35				1 transcript (68 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/344			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/344				32 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				4 videocassettes of 4 (Betacam SP) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 024.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 024.MV.002
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		Shirley Chisholm oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-05-07
			AFC 2004/007: 025
			Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY) and a presidential candidate in 1972.
			The interview includes Shirley Chisholm's memories of growing up in Barbados and Brooklyn, New York and attending Brooklyn College and Columbia University. She recalls teaching in nursery schools and joining many political organizations before winning an election for New York State Assembly. She discusses winning her first run for U.S. Representative against James Farmer, and the discrimination she faced in congress. She also discusses her run for the Democratic presidential primary in 1972, her support of women's issues and teaching at Mt. Holyoke and Spelman College.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655484
BOX-FOLDER 4/36-37			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 4/36-37				1 transcript (57 pages)
				2 copies of bound transcripts (105 pages) with CD inserts
BOX-FOLDER 26/345			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/345				2 photographs : color 5 x 5 in.
			Moving Images
				3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (90 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 025.MV.001
				AFC 2004/007: 025.MV.002
				AFC 2004/007: 025.MV.003
		Alice Coachman Davis oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-08-24
			AFC 2004/007: 026
			Alice Coachman Davis was a track star, coach, and the first African American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
			The interview includes Alice Coachman Davis' memories of growing up in Albany, Georgia, her participation in sports and attending the Tuskegee Institute. She recalls her track meets and competing at the 1948 Olympics, where she won the gold medal for women's high jump. She also discusses women in sports and her career as a teacher and coach.
			Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655536
BOX-FOLDER 4/38			Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 4/38				1 transcript (34 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 26/346			Graphic Images
BOX-FOLDER 26/346				1 photograph : digital, jpeg files, color
			Moving Images
				6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
				AFC 2004/007: 026.MV.001
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