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Archive for the Civil Rights Category (29 Posts)

A group of African American nurses in uniform stands in line at attention, wearing WWII-era military uniforms.

“Still Out There Fighting”: VHP’S Newest Online Exhibit

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Diverse Experiences in Service, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Veterans History Project, World War II

“Jail, No Bail”: Tactics of Protest in the Freedom Struggle in Rock Hill, South Carolina

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Ernest Finney, Freedom Struggle, Friendship Nine, Rock Hill Nine

Violet Hill Gordon in uniform.

The Courage to Deliver: The Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Cultural Heritage, Diverse Experiences in Service, Narratives, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Women's History, World War II

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Explore Native American Event Videos from the American Folklife Center

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: AFC Events, Civil Rights, Native American History

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Freedom Summer 1964 – SNCC remembers

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Bob Moses, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Freedom Struggle, Freedom Summer 1964, Uncategorized

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‘Yes, You Can’: The Rose Witherspoon Spence Story

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African Americans, Civil Rights, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Flashbulb Memories: Where Were You When…?

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African Americans, Civil Rights, Cultural Heritage, Freedom Struggle, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, Volunteer

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Winding Down the Civil Rights History Project: A Retrospective and Appreciation

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: AFC Events, African American History, African Americans, Archival Practice, Black Panther Party, Chicano/a, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Freedom Struggle, Freedom Stuggle, Freedom Summer 1964, Narratives, Oral History, Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, SNCC, Story Map, teachers, Teaching, Women's History

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

The Terrain of Freedom: Mapping Stories about People and Places in the African American Struggle for Justice, Rights, & Equality

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: 1965, African American History, African Americans, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Freedom Struggle, Freedom Summer 1964, Glen Pearcy Collection, Oral History, Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, SNCC, Story Map, Women's History