Person Interviewed

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Notes

Student assigned to

Charles Epps

12 – 13

Grew up with segregated restrooms, bus stations, restaurants

Jacqueline Wilson

14 – 15

Separate schools with hand-me-down books and materials from white schools

Loretta Butler

16 – 17

Segregated buses – had to give up seat if not enough for white riders

John Ford III

18 -19

Remembers playground covered in cinders from coal ash. Dumped on black school playgrounds

Marsha Pratt

20 – 21

Remembers feeling funny as only white child when she sat in black section of church

Marsha Brevard

22 – 23

Only black student in white D.C. school. Friends with white girl but girl’s mother and teacher treated her horribly

Mary Bossard

24

Discrimination experienced in stores. Had to wait for whites to be helped first; often ignored

Malaya Rucker

25 – 27

Black ballet dancer who was often told she wasn’t the right “type” for roles because of skin color

Shirley Collins

28 – 29

Segregated buses and how blacks had to move for white riders

Helen Wright

50 – 52

Married to federal judge who ruled on Brown. vs. Board of Education decision. Received death threats, hate mail, friendships were severed over it

Ruth Jackson

53 – 55

As 8^th grader, went to training on how to be a peaceful protestor, participated in Kansas City demonstrations

Karen Spellman

56 – 28

Member of NAACP Youth Council, went to meetings in churches, KKK burned cross in their yard, house shot at while working for SNCC.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

59 - 61

Arrested for marching in Albany. Sang Oh! Freedom while in jail

James Farmer

62 – 64

Leader in CORE, organized Freedom Rides, rode in 2^nd one, arrested. Shot by KKK, escaped lynching

Walter Fauntroy

65 – 67

Minister of Baptist church. Helped organize sit-ins and marches in Birmingham. Run ins with Bull Connor. Hoses turned on children

Dorothy Peyton

68 – 69

Marched right behind Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. rally

Lawrence Still

70 – 72

Was at 1963 March on Washington D.C. Knew that most of MLK’s “I Had a Dream” speech was not in his written text

Jennifer Lawson and Tony Gittens

73 – 75

She was arrested in Montgomery and quite college to work for SNCC; he worked 10 years with movement to reform educational system

Maurice Sorrell

76, 78

Professional black photographer who covered Selma to Montgomery march; once rode in hearse to avoid being seen; covered James Chaney’s death

Charles Fager

79 – 80

White man who worked with Dr. King, arrested in Selma march

The following interviews may be used for a more in-depth look at the Movement.

Ethel Minor

94 – 96

Muslim black who followed Malcolm X and was inspired by Elijah Muhammad’s teachings

Akili Ron Anderson

97 – 98

Artist who believes blacks should be separate nation; black is beautiful

Yuri Kochiyama

99 – 102

Japanese-American put in camp during WWII; arrested for demonstrating in 1963; knew Malcolm X – held his head in her lap when he was shot

Paul Coates

103 – 105

Defense captain of Black Panthers 1969-71. Set up defense, provided food and clothing to those in need, shoot-outs with police, threats

Erik Tarloff

106 – 108

White man who participated in Univ. of Cal, Berkeley strikes to start a black studies program

Marsha & Carlos Botts

109 – 111

Speak about riots after MLK’s death

Kathleen O-Neill

112 – 114

White nun teaching during riots in D.C. after MLK’s death; got food and supplies to those in need

Tom Tarrants

115 – 117

Member of KKK as a teenager; shot 4 times & went to prison. Escaped and put back in prison. Converted to Christianity and wrote letter to those he hurt

Demetrius Jordan and Maryam Brookins

118 – 120

College students speak to today’s race issues

Beatriz Otero and Arturo Flores

121 – 123

Speak of discriminations against those from other countries

Roger Wilkins

124 – 125

Marched in demonstrations. Served as director of agency in Dept. of Justice. Great uncle was Ray Wilkins (leader of NAACP)