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281. Interview with Oliver W. Hill and Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1:55:59)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A; Kulish, Mykola; Freeman, Anne Hobson, 1934-
Summary:
Part one. Civil rights attorneys Oliver Hill and S.W. Tucker discuss the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, including the meaning of "with all deliberate speed." They remark upon how long i...

282. Interview with Robert J. "Jeff" Norrell (59:39)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A; Kulish, Mykola
Summary:
Part one. History professor Jeff Norrell talks in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, across the street from the 16th St. Baptist Church, about demonstrations there in 1963. He remarks on the...

283. Interview with Robert L. Carter (1:13:48)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Civil rights attorney Robert Carter recalls his childhood, his education, Howard Law School, and Charles Hamilton Houston. He says that he wasn't seriously confronted by racial discrimina...

284. Interview with Samuel Wilbert Tucker (59:36)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Civil rights attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker recites lyrics to an unknown song and talks about patriotism. At 13:30, Tucker and Elwood go for a walk. Part two. Stills of Tucker family phot...

285. Interview with Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1:04:30)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Civil rights attorney Samuel Tucker reviews his education, his experiences as a young lawyer admitted to the bar in 1934, his service in the military as a young man, and his experience as...

286. Interview with Samuel Wilbert Tucker and Otto L. Tucker (1:33:37)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Civil rights attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker recalls the Negro national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and the song, “We Fought Every Race’s Battle But Our Own.” Poor picture quality...

287. Interview with Solomon S. Seay (1:39:26)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A; Kulish, Mykola
Summary:
Part one. Shots of Beulah Johnson's Tuskegee house and neighborhood. At 3:40 change to William Elwood interviewing Mayor Johnny Ford outside Tuskegee municipal building about the impact of the Voti...

288. Interview with Stephen Wright (1:55:15)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A; Norton, James A. (James Adolphus)
Summary:
Part one. Dr. Stephen Wright, former president of Fisk University and prominent educator, is presented by James "Dolph" Norton for the Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Dr. W...

289. Interview with University of Virginia Students (1:12:59)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Students sit on The Lawn at the University of Virginia and discuss Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, James Nabrit, and Samuel Tucker. Each student explains why he/she got invol...

290. Interview with Walter N. Ridley (2:34:21)

Date:
2006
Main contributors:
Elwood, William A
Summary:
Part one. Dr. Walter Ridley discusses his experience at Howard University, Virginia State University, and the University of Virginia. When he was admitted to the University of Virginia in 1950, Col...