Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Cecil J. Williams, American, born 1937  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963  Search this

Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993  Search this

Harry Briggs Jr., American, 1941 - 2016  Search this

R. M. Elliott, American  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 1 hr., 56 min., 47 sec.

Total: 190.38 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

June 9, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.26.1a, 2011.174.26.1b, 2011.174.26.1c, 2011.174.26.1d, and 2011.174.26.1e.

Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for several African American publications in his teens. He remembers photographing President Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and other civil rights leaders. He also discusses the Briggs v. Elliot school desegregation case, and his photographs of the Orangeburg Massacre.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0026

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Law  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1945-1953  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:

2011.174.26.1a-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:

Time-based Media - Moving Images

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55824f735-0557-4135-ba18-384f32045546

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.26.1a-e