Film, Video Clifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09.
About this Item
- Title
- Clifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09.
- Summary
- Clifford Browner discusses his childhood in Sasser, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Southwest Georgia Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s. He describes mass meetings at Mount Olive Baptist Church, protesting racial segregation at his high school, and participating in the March on Washington. He concludes the interview by evaluating the changes he has seen in southwest Georgia over his lifetime.
- Contributor Names
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) (Creator)
- Browner, Clifford (Interviewee)
- Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, 1973- (Interviewer)
- Created / Published
- Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013
- Subject Headings
- - African American veterans--Interviews
- - Civil rights movements--United States
- - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
- - African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Interviews
- - Civil rights movements--Georgia
- - Southwest Georgia Project
- - Interviews
- - Filmed interviews
- - Oral histories
- - United States -- Georgia -- Albany
- Genre
- Interviews
- Filmed interviews
- Oral histories
- Notes
- - Summary: Clifford Browner discusses his childhood in Sasser, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Southwest Georgia Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s. He describes mass meetings at Mount Olive Baptist Church, protesting racial segregation at his high school, and participating in the March on Washington. He concludes the interview by evaluating the changes he has seen in southwest Georgia over his lifetime.
- - Biographical History: Clifford Browner was a civil rights activist in Terrell County, Georgia. He attended Albany State University and joined the Army, and eventually worked in factories in Flint, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia.
- - Acquisition Note: The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- - Existence and Location of Copies: Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- - Conditions Governing Access: Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
- - Related Archival Materials: Artifacts associated with the interview are at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Medium
- 2 video files of 2 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (65 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (40 pages)
- Call Number/Physical Location
- afc2010039_crhp0061_Browner_transcript.docx
- afc2010039_crhp0061_mv01.mov
- afc2010039_crhp0061_mv02.mov
- Source Collection
- Civil Rights History Project, (U.S.) (AFC 2010/039)
- Repository
- American Folklife Center
- Access Advisory
- Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
- Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
- Description
- Clifford Browner discusses his childhood in Sasser, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Southwest Georgia Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s. He describes mass meetings at Mount Olive Baptist Church, protesting racial segregation at his high school, and participating in the March on Washington. He concludes the interview by evaluating the changes he has seen in southwest Georgia over his lifetime.
Part of...
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Format
Film, Video
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Contributors
Browner, Clifford
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Jeffries, Hasan Kwame
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Dates
2013
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Location
Albany
Georgia
United States
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Language
English
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Subjects
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African American Civil Rights Workers
African American Veterans
Albany (Ga.)
Browner, Clifford
Civil Rights Movements
Event Place
Filmed Interviews
Georgia
Interviews
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Oral Histories
Southwest Georgia Project
United States
Washington, D.C.)
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Chicago citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U.S, Clifford Browner, and Hasan Kwame Jeffries. Clifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0061/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)
APA citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U. S., Browner, C. & Jeffries, H. K. (2013) Clifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0061/.
MLA citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U.S, Clifford Browner, and Hasan Kwame Jeffries. Clifford Browner oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0061/>.