<I>Julia Matilda Burns Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: March 13, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Julia Matilda Burns, American, born 1938
label: Interviewed by
content: John Dittmer Ph. D., American, born 1939
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.73.1a and 2011.174.73.1b.
label: Description
content: Julia Matilda Burns describes her experience in segregated schools in Humphreys County, Mississippi, where she grew up. After becoming a teacher at Marshall High School in Belzoni, Mississippi, she began to take notice of the Civil Rights Movement, but her involvement was limited because she did not want to lose her job. Burns describes protests by whites against school desegregation in Tchula, Mississippi, and her experiences as a teacher in Tchula. She also discusses her successful election for a position on the school board and the work she accomplished during her tenure.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0073
place: label: Place collected
content: Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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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
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: 2011.174.73.1ab
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: 54 min., 32 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 83.81 GB