Oral memoirs of a cross section of American women of African descent, born within approximately 15 years before and after the turn of the century.
I remember when I was eight years old, he brought me a diamond lavaliere with eight pearls on it for my birthday. And we lived real good up until he had a catastrophe, I'd call it, because you see barbers in that time, they just had ...
This ten-volume work contains interviews with 66 women of African descent who made significant contributions to American society in the early and mid-20th century.
Guide to the Transcripts of the Black Women Oral History Project
... The Second Red Scare and the Unmaking of the New Deal (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012); William P. Jones, The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights (New York: Norton, 2013).
So, it was Christmas and I was coming home for Christmas, and she wanted this Cabbage Patch doll, so I had to bring her this Cabbage Patch doll. This guy that lived here was going that way, and my mom was going to pick me up, ...
Oral History Collections
... agency to remove the mural because of some of the activist portraits on it that included: Father James Groppi, Aurora Weier, Jose Martí, Lolita Lebrón, Shaka Zulu, Vang Pao, Chief Joseph, and other internationally known activists.
This ground-breaking history of the UK Women's Liberation Movement examines the movement's shape and strategy as well as the conditions that gave rise to it.
Their Memories, Our Treasure: Conversations with African American Women of Wisdom. Volumes III-IV
2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction Honorable Mention for the 2021 Organization of American Historians Darlene Clark Hine Award A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and ...