<I>Robert Bagner Hayling, D.D Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 14, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Robert Bagner Hayling D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, American, founded 1884
label: Subject of
content: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.
label: Description
content: Robert Hayling, D.D recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses resigning from the NAACP, the support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for local protests, and his move to Cocoa, Florida.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0048
place: label: Place collected
content: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, 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: Hate crimes
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
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
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: 2011.174.48.1a-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: 1 hr., 54 min., 48 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 189.74 GB