Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g.

Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Dorie Ladner recalls her work with SNCC in Natchez, Mississippi, and the murder and trial of Medgar Evers. They both remember growing up in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi, their family history, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter led by Clyde Kennard, and the impact that Emmett Till's murder had on their generation. Dorie Ladner also recalls attending Tougaloo College, staying at the Freedom House in Jackson, Mississippi, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 20, 2011
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Dorie Ann Ladner, American, 1942 - 2024
• Interview of: Joyce Ladner Ph. D., American, born 1943
• Interviewed by: Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.
• Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
• Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
• Subject of: Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963
• Subject of: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 2 hr., 1 min., 26 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 203.17 GB
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2011.174.54.1a-g
• 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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