John Dittmer Ph. D., American, born 1939 Search this
Subject of:
Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964 Search this
Child Development Group of Mississippi, American, founded 1965 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 1 hr., 18 min., 74 sec.
Total: 124.42 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 13, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.74.1a, 2011.174.74.1b, 2011.174.74.1c, 2011.174.74.1d, 2011.174.74.1e, 2011.174.74.1f, and 2011.174.74.1g.
Rosie Head describes her early life in Greenwood, Mississippi, where her family lived and worked on a plantation. She discusses how her parents faced racial discrimination in their work and how they were cheated by the plantation owner and then blacklisted. In 1964, Head joined the Civil Rights Movement in Tchula, Mississippi, where her family had relocated. Head recounts the various ways she was involved in the movement: registering voters, working with Freedom Summer volunteers, helping to establish the Child Development Group of Mississippi, and campaigning for black candidates for political office.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
