14 results

In this"Chick History," Hattie Mae Yarborough talks about growing up in western Tennessee. She discusses the difficulties faced by black people trying to receive an education. Interview conducted in p…

In this interview with Maxine Smith, Executive Secretary of the Memphis NAACP from 1962 to 1965 and the first African American person on the Memphis Board of Education, she discusses the role of women…

In this "Chick History," Berry Mitchell discusses her family history, more specifically her grandmother, Mary Adam Jones, and her great-aunt, Maggie White. Interview conducted in partnership with Chic…

In this interview with Maxine Smith, Executive Secretary of the Memphis NAACP from 1962 to 1965 and the first African American person on the Memphis Board of Education, she talks about her work with t…

In this interview, Memphian Johnnie Mae Peters describes her long term cooperation and work with H.T. Lockard, the NAACP, the SCDC, and Sheriff William Norris. She recounts life in Memphis before dese…

In this interview Adrienne Bailey talks about civil rights, her past experiences, and the Civil Rights Museum. Interviewed by Ozakh Ahmed ('17) and Zaria Jones ('19).

In this interview, Regina Walker dissucess her past experiences dealing with race and social justice in Memphis. Interviewed by Brittney Threatt ('17).

In this "Chick History," Gertrude Bridgeforth discusses her experience growing up in Hernando, Mississippi. She is a distinguished member of the NAACP. Interview conducted in partnership with Chick Hi…

Here, interviewee and former Shelby County Commissioner Vasco Smith describes his long political career and his time as President of the Shelby County Democratic Club . He also talks about his support…

In this interview, Helen G. Wax describes her and her husband Rabbi James Wax's activism work during the 1950s. She recounts how she helped organize and implement the Fund for Needy Children and the w…

In this interview with former Shelby County Commissioner and President of the SCDC Vasco Smith, he talks about the creation of the Memphis Community Relations Committee, the organization of sit-ins an…

Executive Secretary of Memphis NAACP from 1962 to 1995 Maxine Smith describes her extensive work with the NAACP and Shelby County Democratic Club. She recounts her upbringing in Memphis and encounters…

Here, Lillie Wheeler Jones recounts her "grassroots" campaign work in coordination with the NAACP and SCDC for Russell Sugarmon's run for Commissioner and later for President John F. Kennedy. She desc…

Here Anne Shafer, Head of the League of Women Voters from 1958 to 1961, describes her political work and Civil Rights activism from the mid to late 1960s. A devout Catholic, she talks about organizing…