Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Charles F. McDew, American, born 1938  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 1 hr., 21 min., 53 sec.

Total: 137.62 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

June 4, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.

Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Labor  Search this

Law  Search this

Politics  Search this

Segregation  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:

2011.174.21.1a-e

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/fd51bb04874-8b8f-4ce6-84ef-06a6bfed18bf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.21.1a-e