Charles Melvin Sherrod Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.22.1a and 2011.174.22.1b.

The Reverend Charles Sherrod recalls how he became involved in the Albany Movement in Georgia, recruited local residents, and led marches and protests against segregation.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: June 4, 2011
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Rev. Charles Melvin Sherrod, American, born 1937
• Interviewed by: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 20 min., 25 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 34.12 GB
• Place collected: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Segregation
• Topic: Social reform
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2011.174.22.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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