<I>John Elliott Churchville, J.D. Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 15, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: John Elliott Churchville J.D., American, born 1941
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
label: Subject of
content: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: N.S.M Freedom Library, American
label: Subject of
content: Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM), American, founded 1966
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.33.1a, 2011.174.33.1b, 2011.174.33.1c, 2011.174.33.1d, 2011.174.33.1e, 2011.174.33.1f, and 2011.174.33.1g.
label: Description
content: John Churchville, J.D. recalls growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother's career as a music teacher, moving to New York, and converting to Islam. He remembers joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), registering voters in Americus, Georgia, and in Mississippi. He discusses moving back to Philadelphia, converting to Christianity, and founding the Freedom Library and Black People's Unity Movement. He is senior pastor of the Liberation Fellowship Church of Jesus.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0033
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: 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: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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: 2011.174.33.1a-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., 32 min., 47 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 255.16 GB