<I>Virginia Simms George Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 24, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Virginia Simms George, American, born 1940
label: Interviewed by
content: Dr. Emilye Crosby Ph. D., American
label: Subject of
content: Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
label: Subject of
content: Thalhimers, American, founded 1842
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.105.1a, 2011.174.105.1b, 2011.174.105.1c, 2011.174.105.1d, 2011.174.105.1e, and 2011.174.105.1f.
label: Description
content: Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0105
place: label: Place collected
content: Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Richmond, Virginia, 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: Law
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2011.174.105.1a-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., 13 min., 12 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 121.61 GB