This interview with Dr. Carlton Wilson highlights his experiences as a child chosen to help desegregate public schools in Warrenton, North Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement. In addition to looking at the effects of this school integration on the people of Warrenton, Dr. Wilson provides detailed examples of some of the challenges he and his peers faced as children directly involved in the integration movement. The interview was done in conjunction with the “Somebody Had To Do It" project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American “first children" who desegregated America’s schools. Serving as one of those “first children," Dr. Wilson recounts the dynamics of school desegregation in Warrenton at that time.
This interview with Lucy Brenda Patterson Frinks details her experience as one of the ten Black students in the second year of integration at Abbeville High School, in Abbeville, South Carolina. The interview was done in conjunction with the "Somebody Had To Do It" project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American "first children" who desegregated America's schools. Mrs. Frinks gives insight into the experience at the school when most of the ten African Americans at the newly integrated school were her family members; relationships with her teachers/administrators; and post mass-integration relations at the school.
This interview with Mrs. Arlonial DeLaine Bradford details many of her experiences growing up and raising children during integration in the south. As the niece of civil rights icon, Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Mrs. Bradford gives firsthand and intimate accounts of his successes and struggles throughout the school desegregation movement. Mrs. Bradford also explores her children's experience being the first to integrate Anderson Elementary in Kingstree, South Carolina. The interview was done in conjunction with the "Somebody Had To Do It" project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American "first children" who desegregated America's schools.
In this interview, Emma Harvin details her experience being among the group of students to mass integrate Edmunds High School (currently Sumter High School) of Sumter, SC in 1971. The interview was completed in conjunction with the Somebody Had To Do It project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American "first children" who desegregated America's schools.
In this oral history interview, Hull Franklin of Marks, Mississippi offers historian and civil rights legend Constance Curry his story on the integration of Marks High School in Quitman County Mississippi. He details his experiences being the first African American to attend the school, his life after graduating, and his views of those who he attended the school with and are currently living in Marks with him. The interview was done in conjunction with the “Somebody Had To Do It" project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American “first children" who desegregated America’s schools.
Oral history interview of Theodore Adams regarding his efforts in desegregating Orangeburg High School in 1964. Interview was completed for the Somebody Had To Do It project initiated by the African American Education and Research Organization
Event program entitled, "Esau Jenkins…His Legacy," co-produced by the Caw Caw Interpretive Center and the Jenkins Family, sponsored by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission.
During this interview, Gloria Carter gives a detailed account of her experience with desegregating Drew High School in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Gloria is one of the eight children of Mae Bertha Carter who initiated the integration process in the town during the 1965 school year. The interview was done in conjunction with the “Somebody Had To Do It" project which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge African American “first children" who desegregated America’s schools.
Multiple views of an open-toed infant shoe with characteristics of a sandal made of sweetgrass and pine straw, sewn with palmetto leaf. The bow is made of sweetgrass.
Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a basket of fruit and a child. Reads "Mama Salone," an affectionate term sometimes used in place of "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown.
Multiple views of a circular, flat sweetgrass basket with a handle made of pine needles wrapped in palmetto leaves; basket contains accents of pine needles throughout and artist has incorporated decorative pine knots; center of basket contains a combination of sweetgrass, pine needles, and bulrush, sewn with palmetto leaf; label on back reads "HAND MADE BY Ida Mae Bennett."
Multiple views of a hanging wall pocket made of sweetgrass and pine needles sewn with palmetto leaf; signature on bottom reads "Martha Manigault 2006."
Oval sweetgrass basket with seven sets of pine knots (called "love knots") which are visible only from the outside; basket is accented with rows of pine needle; also contains bulrush; sewn with palmetto leaf; bottom reads "Anne Scott 2006."
Multiple views of a sweetgrass sewing basket with handles on a pedestal base; lid has open nipple and is decorated with six pine knots; basket contains some rows of pine needles and is sewn with palmetto leaves.
Oblong basket on a pedestal base; predominantly sweetgrass with some rows of pine needle, which are mostly visible from the inside; bottom of basket reads "Henrietta Snype 2006."
Front and interior views of a miniature basket made of sweetgrass and pine needle sewn with palmetto leaf. Decorative version of a sewing basket with removable lid.
Coiled decorative sweetgrass wall pocket hanging shaped like a fish with fins and a tail; oval basket attaches to center section. Made of sweetgrass and pine needle sewn with palmetto leaf.
Multiple views of a circular all-purpose sweetgrass basket with decorative sides; contains alternating rows of pine needle and sweetgrass accented with pine knots; sewn with palmetto leaf; distinctive style is known as the "elephant ear" design.
Photocopied graphite sketch (8 1/2 x 11) of entrance gate at Charleston International Airport, signed by Simmons with "My Copy" inscribed, 9 November 2004
The Citadel Conference on "The Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina," Panel #15, Civil Rights in the Cities: Case Studies from South Carolina contribution by Millicent Brown entitled, "Wishin', Hopin', Prayin' and Votin': Black Charleston's Efforts to Merge Politics and Race, 1940-1970."
Publication entitled, "Caw Caw Chronicles," Volume 3, Issue 4, containing and article entitled, "He Created a Community…Caw Caw Honors the Legacy of Esau Jenkins."
Correspondence from Bill Saunders to Frank Wooten, Associated Editor for the Post and Courier, regarding personal and professional matters. Enclosed letter to the editor regarding Stratford High School.
Correspondence from Charles Gordon and Joenelle, CEO and President of Statewide Healthcare, to Millicent Brown wishing the recipient a happy holiday season.
Letter from Jake Thamann on behalf of Carl Westmoreland of the Freedom Center to Rossie Colter for Philip Simmons in regards to a chimney skeleton for a slave jail exhibit at the Anderson Slave Jail in Germantown, Kentucky. Drawing details size of the chimney, showing the East Elevation. Fax from Carl Westmoreland to Rossie Colter regarding telephone conversation.
Snake-shaped wrought iron art object. The eyes are painted red and there are gold painted markings on the body. Forged by Carlton Simmons, Charleston, South Carolina.
The printed program for an event celebrating the eighty-fifth annviersary of the Phyllis Wheatley and Literary and Social Club's founding. The program was held on February 9, 2001 at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Cynthia McCottry-Smith provided a history of the organization and Emily R. LaPrince gave remarks.
Four (4) photocopied architectural layout drawings of gate design, with decorative wrought iron structural details and surrounding landscape, signed by Simmons, (11 x 16 3/4).
Oral history interview of Millicent Brown regarding her efforts in desegregating Rivers High School in Charleston, SC. The interview is what Dr. Brown labeled as the prototype for the Somebody Had To Do It project, which is designed as a multi-disciplinary study to identify, locate, interview and acknowledge the African American “first children" who desegregated America's schools.
Liberty: The Newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, a periodical published by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, providing information on various legislative issues.
Correspondence from Virginia Friedman and John Reynolds, Director and Producer of the Development and Advisory Committee of the "Where Do We Go From Here: A Journey in Search of Civil Rights."
Handwritten letter from Kupenda Olusegun, Co-Chair for the Membership Commission for the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, to Millicent Brown regarding information on the "N'Cobra" publication. Enclosed "N'Cobra" informational materials.
WPAL Radio, Inc. memorandum from Jae Jackson to Bill Saunders regarding "the all new and improved WPAL FM," providing information on programming and personnel.
Correspondence from Judy VanSlyke Turk to David Rawle regarding Bill Saunders's induction into the South Carolina Broadcaster's Association Hall of Fame.
Correspondence from Stephen Hoffius, Director of Publications for the South Carolina Historical Society, to Cleveland Sellers regarding Grace Jordan McFadden interviews with Civil Rights movement participants.
Correspondence from Marcous Garnder, Event Coordinator for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the University of South Carolina, to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for "agreeing to participate as a panelist in [the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity] forum."
Correspondence from Ann Walling of All Saints Episcopal Church to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for celebrating diversity at the "Diocesan Convention."
Correspondence from W. Marvin Dulaney, Director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for presenting a lecture at Avery.
Correspondence from Kevin Willey, Project Coordinator for the University of South Carolina African American Studies Program, to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for "helping to make the 1998 Magic Bus Civil Rights Tour a huge success."
Correspondence from Cleveland Sellers to Reverend Jesse Jackson regarding a newly formed committee called, "Friends of Kwame Ture" (Stokely Carmichael) for the purpose of organizing a testimonial dinner in his honor."
Correspondence from David Levine to William Saunders of WPAL Radio regarding Levine's "dissertation on the Citizenship Schools of the civil rights movemement."
Correspondence from Rhonda L. Munford, M.A. Student of Educational Psychology at the School of Education Department of Human Development and Psychological Studies at Howard University, to Millicent Brown regarding a previous meeting.
Correspondence from Joseph William Evans, III, President and General Manager for WCBD-TV, to William Saunders of WPAL Radio regarding the Carolina Children's Charity.
Correspondence from Ira Glasser, Executive Director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to ACLU members regarding various legal and legislative issues taking place around the United States.
Color photograph of members of the July 1996 Gallup Leadership Institute, including Millicent E. Brown, standing in the back row, second from the left.
Correspondence from Carolyn Moore, Chair of the Black History Quiz Bowl Committee at the Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Inc., to Millicent Brown regarding the 11th Annual Black History Quiz Bowl.
Handwritten correspondence from "Carolyn" at the School of Human Environmental Sciences, Department of Social Work, at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, to Millicent Brown regarding personal and professional matters.
Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) membership form and questionnaire alongside a cover letter written by Rosetta E. Ross, ABWH Treasurer, to ABWH members.
Ceremony Program for the Fifth Annual Induction Ceremony of the Georgia Women of Achievement in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1996. Organization recognizing Ellen Craft as a Georgian Woman of Achievement
The printed program for an Afternoon with the Phillis Wheatley and Literary Social Club in Celebration of Their Eigthieth Anniversary 1916 to 1996. The event took place on April 21, 1996 at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Club Vice President Owilender K. Grant provided a history of the organization and Madlyn Johnson gave remarks.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies "testimony of Katherine McFate, Associate Director of Research for Social Policy," with cover letter from Eddie N. Williams to Henrie Treadwell, Program Director of Health for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
