<I>Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: May 28, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Geraldine Crawford Bennett, American
label: Interview of
content: Toni Breaux, American
label: Interview of
content: Willie Elliot Jenkins, American
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: Gayle E. Expose Jenkins, American, died 2002
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.18.1a, 2011.174.18.1b, 2011.174.18.1c, 2011.174.18.1d, 2011.174.18.1e, 2011.174.18.1f, 2011.174.18.1g, and 2011.174.18.1h.
label: Description
content: Geraldine Crawford Bennett, Toni Breaux, and Willie Elliot Jenkins remember their mother and sister Gayle Jenkins, a leader of the civil rights movement in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They discuss their family history, how the family became involved in the movement, and Willie Jenkins' court case to integrate the public schools. They recall being protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, marching in local rallies, and memories of their late brother Don, who was also involved in the movement.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0018
place: label: Place collected
content: Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.18.1a-h
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 1 hr., 22 min., 5 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 134.52 GB