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Lucius Holloway, Sr. and Emma Kate Holloway Oral History Interview

Catalog Data

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Lucius Holloway Sr., American, born 1932  Search this
Emma Kate Holloway, American  Search this
Interviewed by:
Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, American, born 1973  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 30 min., 35 sec.
Total: 31.68 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Terrell County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 9, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.17462.1a and 2011.174.62.1b.
In this short interview, Lucius Holloway, Sr., and Emma Kate Holloway describe their experiences in Terrell County, Georgia. They discuss their childhood memories of Southwest Georgia, and how they came to meet and marry. The remainder of the interview focuses on their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, the harassment they faced from white supremacists, and their role in registering black voters.
LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0062
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Families  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Suffrage  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:
2011.174.62.1ab
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/fd5bb88d172-556d-45bc-b8c9-f62119fb0317
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.62.1ab