Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Honorable Lisa Anderson Todd, American, 1942 - 2015  Search this

Interviewed by:

Dr. Emilye Crosby Ph. D., American  Search this

Subject of:

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

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964  Search this

1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964  Search this

Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869  Search this

American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917  Search this

Cornell University, American, founded 1865  Search this

Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 2 hr., 49 min., 3 sec.

Total: 276.51 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

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

Place depicted:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

June 24, 2013

Description:

The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.

The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Law  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:

2011.174.93.1a-h

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a4b8704-4e64-4b0f-8a99-037abf23428b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.93.1a-h