Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942  Search this

Joyce Ladner Ph. D., American, born 1943  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

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

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

Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963  Search this

NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936  Search this

Clyde Kennard, American, 1927 - 1963  Search this

Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this

Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869  Search this

Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American  Search this

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 2 hr., 1 min., 26 sec.

Total: 203.17 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 20, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.

Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  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:

2011.174.54.1a-g

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/fd591a0445e-6fa8-4d35-8a20-21dacfbad668

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.54.1a-g