<I>William G. Anderson, D.O. Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 26, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: William G. Anderson D.O., American, born 1927
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: Meet the Press, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Laurie Pritchett, American, 1926 - 2000
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.41.1a, 2011.174.41.1b, 2011.174.41.1c, 2011.174.41.1d, 2011.174.41.1e, and 2011.174.41.1f.
label: Description
content: William Anderson, D.O. recalls growing up in Americus, Georgia, serving in the navy during World War II, and his friendships with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy. He remembers opening his osteopath practice in Albany, Georgia, becoming a leader of the Albany Movement, and supporting protesters from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He discusses his several arrests with King and Abernathy, appearing on Meet the Press, the closing of all public facilities in Albany, and his later friendship with Sheriff Laurie Pritchett.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0041
place: label: Place collected
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, 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: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: World War II
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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
label: Movement
content: Albany 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: 2011.174.41.1a-f
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: 2 hr., 32 min., 47 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 178.08 GB