<I>Mattie P. Morrison Holmes Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Interview of
content: Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes, American, born 1924
label: Interviewed by
content: Kelly Elaine Navies, American
label: Interview of
content: Dr. Brenda Holmes, American, born 1950
label: Recorded by
content: Trudy Hutcherson, American
label: Subject of
content: George Morrison Sr., American, 1889 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: George Emmett Morrison Jr., American, 1925 - 1991
label: Subject of
content: West Dublin Colored School
label: Subject of
content: Christiansburg Industrial Institute, American, 1866 - 1966
label: Subject of
content: Calfee Training School
label: Subject of
content: 367th Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1919
label: Subject of
content: Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
label: Subject of
content: Dublin United Methodist Church
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
notes: label: Description
content: An oral history interview with Mrs. Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes. It consists of a single MOV file (.mov). The interview was captured at her home in Dublin, Virginia, on May 26, 2022, as part of the NMAAHC Collection Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Holmes donated a collection of objects related to the military service of her father, George Emmett Morrison, Sr., who served in the 367th Infantry, 92nd Division, during World War I.
label: Description
content: The interview begins with a discussion of Mrs. Morrison Holmes’s early life in Dublin and her educational experiences in segregated schools in Dublin, Pulaski, and Christiansburg, Virginia. Mrs. Morrison Holmes also recounts how her family lost a portion of their land, including their family home, when a state highway was re-routed through their property. Throughout the interview, Mrs. Morrison Holmes talks about different dimensions of her father’s life: his role in the family, his business activities and status in the community, and his service in World War I. She also talks about the panoramas she donated to the Museum. She discusses her lifelong involvement with her church (first, Mt. Pleasant Methodist, and later, Dublin United Methodist) and her work organizing family reunions. Toward the end of the interview, Mrs. Morrison Holmes reflects on what she would like people to know about her parents and how she would like to be remembered. She also recalls the difficulties she had securing medical care for her son, due to segregation in medical facilities, when she discovered he had polio as a child. In conclusion, Mrs. Morrison Holmes discusses contemporary racial tensions.
place: label: Place captured
content: Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fatherhood
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
label: Topic
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.50.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 59 min., 44 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: File size (Total): 36.8 GB