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This is an interview with Dr. Frederick Gioia. Neurosurgeon attached to St. Joseph and called to emergency room when Martin Luther King brought in after shooting.

Oral history of Jim Eilers (conducted by Peter Toscani) who discusses his time in San Francisco and Monterey, CA, including his involvement around gay liberation and civil rights during the 1960s at S…

Oral history interview with Mr. C.A. White of Portland, Oregon. Tape 1, Side A: 0 - 3 He came to Portland in 1947 from Texas. He did a lot of odd jobs at first. Family background. 3 - 5 Mt. Olive Bapt…

The audio in this recording has been digitally processed to reduce noise and enhance clarity. The unprocessed preservation file can be requested by contacting the John Hope Franklin Research Center fo…

One of sixteen digital videocassette tapes documenting the 13 April 2000 conference, "We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: Ella J. Baker ('Miss Baker') and the Birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordi…

The American poet, activist, storyteller and autobiographer, Maya Angelou, has had a career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood's first female black director, but is most famous as a…

Excerpts from an interview with civil rights movement participant King M. Hollands, conducted on 28 June 2006 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Pro…

Bond lecture on civil rights and progress since Brown v. Board; challenges of 1978 regarding rise of conservatism and neo-Confederate power.

[Side A] Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Rally in New York featuring speeches by H. Rap Brown (or Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin) and Julius Lester (10/20/1967). Interviews in Georgia with Ra…

The audio in this recording has been digitally processed to reduce noise and enhance clarity. The unprocessed preservation file can be requested by contacting the John Hope Franklin Research Center fo…

This is an interview with Lewis Donelson who was the attorney and city council member specializing on tax and financial matters.

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, responsab Mouvman Peyizan Papay, pale sou yon kongrè peyizan ki pral òganize nan Papay. Kongrè sa a pral gen delege ki soti nan gwoupman peyizan soti nan tout kwen peyi a. Li…

KPFA news broadcasts news coverage the Vietnam War, James E. Carr's death (former cellmate of George Jackson), and Angela Davis's prosecution. It also contains audio from: Melvin Laird's appearance be…

Martin Luther King Jr. did not choose to become a prophet in our times, but became one nonetheless because he felt called to by God and chose to heed the call. But people of faith have missed the lega…

This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:38, is a feature about voting in Georgia. The program focuses on the difficulties faced by…

Margaret Alexander, civil rights activist and wife of civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., discusses her involvement in Charlotte's civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s as a member of th…

Emelda and Manuel Brown talk about their experiences with racial prejudice while raising a family in Spokane, Washington in the 1960s. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National…

The audio in this recording has been digitally processed to reduce noise and enhance clarity. The unprocessed preservation file can be requested by contacting the John Hope Franklin Research Center fo…

Corneal A. Davis, member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1943-79, discusses his years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly: legislative reform, legislative technique, and his work on…