Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Phil Hutchings, American, born 1942  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Howard University, American, founded 1867  Search this

Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s  Search this

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964  Search this

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s  Search this

Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969  Search this

Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964  Search this

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 2 hr., 43 min., 40 sec.

Total: 278.36 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 1, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.

Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Race riots  Search this

Social reform  Search this

Suffrage  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number:

2011.174.42.1a-j

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Civil Rights History Project

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Mississippi Freedom Summer

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d93b745e-90bb-4493-9896-64af061b2e2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.42.1a-j