noa_sohpcr_a-0356 a-0356 sohpcr noa yes Oral history interview with Modjeska Simkins, May 11, 1990 Simkins, Mary Modjeska Montieth, 1899-1992 Egerton, John Civil rights--Southern States Southern States--Race relations African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States Civil rights workers--Southern States Segregation--Southern States Civil rights workers--Southern States--Attitudes Simkins, Mary Modjeska Montieth, 1899-1992 Civil rights activist and NAACP leader Modjeska Simkins recalls the civil rights struggle in South Carolina in this spirited interview. Simkins was active in social welfare and civil rights organizations in her state, emerging as a leader in the Columbia, South Carolina, branch of the NAACP. Simkins reflects on race and history in the United States and on the nation's violent past, and provides anecdotes of activism and life in the pre-World War II segregated South. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. Southern Oral History Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library Oral histories of the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)) 2006 Transcripts Sound recordings Oral histories http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-0356/menu.html Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 155.8 kilobytes, 163.5 megabytes Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player MP3 format / ca. 163 MB, 01:29:17 Duration: 01:29:17 Forms part of Oral histories of the American South collection. 1990-05-11 Southern States South Carolina 20090729 154930