<I>Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 20, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
label: Interview of
content: Joyce Ladner Ph. D., American, born 1943
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Clyde Kennard, American, 1927 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
label: Subject of
content: Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American
label: Subject of
content: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.
label: Description
content: Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0054
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Jackson, Hinds 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: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
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
label: Movement
content: Mississippi Freedom Summer
label: Movement
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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: 2011.174.54.1a-g
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., 1 min., 26 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 203.17 GB