Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Cynthia Baker Anderson, American  Search this

Fletcher Anderson, American, born 1938  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946  Search this

Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964  Search this

Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 1 hr., 22 min., 9 sec.

Total: 136.92 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

May 27, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.16.1a, 2011.174.16.1b, 2011.174.16.1c, and 2011.174.16.1d.

Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the civil rights movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, the harassment of the police and Ku Klux Klan, and joining the Deacons of Defense and Justice. They discuss their job discrimination lawsuits, their friends involved in the civil rights movement, and the current state of race relations in Bogalusa.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0016

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Labor  Search this

Law  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Segregation  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

White supremacy movements  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:

2011.174.16.1a-d

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ec6cf6d-01d9-4c64-af55-195fd372dfd3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.16.1a-d