Film, Video Louise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09.
About this Item
- Title
- Louise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09.
- Summary
- Louise Willingham Broadway shares her experiences of segregated education in Baker County, Georgia, and she discusses the lessons that her parents taught her when she was a child. Broadway describes her experiences as a mother sending her daughter to an all-white school. She also describes her involvement in the Baker County Movement, especially her work for a doctor who treated Freedom Riders.
- Contributor Names
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) (Creator)
- Griffin, Willie James, 1974- (Interviewer)
- Broadway, Louise W., 1930- (Interviewee)
- Created / Published
- Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013
- Subject Headings
- - Civil rights movements--United States
- - African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Interviews
- - Civil rights movements--Georgia
- - Interviews
- - Filmed interviews
- - Oral histories
- - United States -- Georgia -- Albany
- Genre
- Interviews
- Filmed interviews
- Oral histories
- Notes
- - Summary: Louise Willingham Broadway shares her experiences of segregated education in Baker County, Georgia, and she discusses the lessons that her parents taught her when she was a child. Broadway describes her experiences as a mother sending her daughter to an all-white school. She also describes her involvement in the Baker County Movement, especially her work for a doctor who treated Freedom Riders.
- - Biographical History: Louise Broadway was a civil rights activist in Baker County, Georgia, and also worked as a doctor's assistant.
- - 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) (34 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (21 pages)
- Call Number/Physical Location
- afc2010039_crhp0068_Broadway_transcript.docx
- afc2010039_crhp0068_mv01.mov
- afc2010039_crhp0068_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
- Louise Willingham Broadway shares her experiences of segregated education in Baker County, Georgia, and she discusses the lessons that her parents taught her when she was a child. Broadway describes her experiences as a mother sending her daughter to an all-white school. She also describes her involvement in the Baker County Movement, especially her work for a doctor who treated Freedom Riders.
Part of...
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Format
Film, Video
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Contributors
Broadway, Louise W.
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Griffin, Willie James
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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
African American Civil Rights Workers
Albany (Ga.)
Broadway, Louise W.
Civil Rights Movements
Event Place
Filmed Interviews
Georgia
Interviews
Oral Histories
United States
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Credit Line
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Chicago citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U.S, Willie James Griffin, and Louise W Broadway. Louise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0068/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)
APA citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U. S., Griffin, W. J. & Broadway, L. W. (2013) Louise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0068/.
MLA citation style:
Civil Rights History Project, U.S, Willie James Griffin, and Louise W Broadway. Louise Broadway oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09. Albany, Georgia, March 9, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0068/>.