- Collection:
- Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013-08-24
- Creator:
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Emilye
George, Virginia Simms, 1940- - Date of Original:
- 2013-08-24
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights demonstrations--Virginia--Richmond
African American civil rights workers--Virginia--Interviews
Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.) - Location:
- United States, Massachusetts, Worcester County, 42.3514, -71.90774
United States, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Northborough, 42.31954, -71.64118 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
transcripts
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jp2
image/tiff
text/xml
application/pdf - Description:
- Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0105/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 video files of 6 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (73 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (43 pages)
application/x-video
image/jpg - Contributing Institution:
- American Folklife Center
- Rights:
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