<I>Purcell Maurice Conway Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 13, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Purcell Maurice Conway, American, born 1948
label: Interviewed by
content: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.45.1a, 2011.174.45.1b, 2011.174.45.1c, and 2011.174.45.1d.
label: Description
content: Purcell Conway recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and working many odd jobs. He recalls facing discrimination, participating in demonstrations, and witnessing a riot when attempting to integrate the beach. He also discusses moving to New York City, his career as a police officer, and successfully suing the city for discrimination in promotions.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0045
place: label: Place collected
content: Saint Augustine, Saint ohns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, 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: Justice
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race riots
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: 2011.174.45.1a-d
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., 16 min., 44 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 126.83 GB