- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Wolcott Smith, 2001
- Creator:
- Smith, Woollcott, 1941-
- Contributor to Resource:
- University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture
University of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing Education
University of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation - Date of Original:
- 2001
- Subject:
- University of Mississippi--History--Interviews
Civil rights workers--Southern States--Interviews
Civil rights movements--Southern States--Interviews
Freedom Rides, 1961
Freedom Singers
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Congress of Racial Equality
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees
Michigan State University--Students
Johns Hopkins University--Students
College teachers--Political activity--United States
Reunions--Mississippi
African Americans--Civil rights--United States
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States
Bus travel--United States
Bus travel--Southern States
Civil rights workers--Southern States
Direct action--Southern States
Civil rights demonstrations--Southern States
Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi
Civil rights demonstrations--Maryland
Segregation--Southern States
Segregation in transportation--Southern States
Discrimination in public accommodations--Southern States
United States--History--1961-1969
Race relations
Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century
College students--Political activity--United States
Graduate students--Political activity--United States
School integration--Maryland--Baltimore
Fear--Tennessee--Memphis
Imprisonment--Mississippi
Prison contraband--Mississippi
Threats of violence--Tennessee--Memphis
Threats of violence--Mississippi
Police--Mississippi
Arrest--Mississippi
Arraignment--Tennessee--Memphis
Singing--Mississippi
Friendship--Mississippi
Publicity--Michigan
Families--Pennsylvania
Prisoners--Mississippi
Male prisoners--Mississippi
Okra--Mississippi
Negotiation--United States - People:
- Smith, Woollcott, 1941- --Interviews
Thomas, Henry
Nash, Diane, 1938-
Vivian, C. T.
Baez, Joan - Location:
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore County, 39.44307, -76.61632
United States, Maryland, City of Baltimore, 39.29038, -76.61219
United States, Michigan, Clinton County, 42.94365, -84.60152
United States, Michigan, Ingham County, 42.5971, -84.37354
United States, Michigan, Ingham County, East Lansing, 42.73698, -84.48387
United States, Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, 32.29876, -90.18481
United States, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, 39.91681, -75.3989
United States, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Swarthmore, 39.90206, -75.34991
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- application/pdf
video/quicktime - Description:
- In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including Woollcott Smith, risked their lives to challenge the system of segregation in interstate travel in the South.The University of Mississippi's Freedom riders oral history project includes interviews recorded in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of that summer.
- Metadata URL:
- http://egrove.olemiss.edu/freeriders/31
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Freedom riders 40th anniversary oral history project
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
-
