Lawrence Guyot Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.5.1a and 2011.174.5.1b.

Lawrence Guyot recalls growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and the influence of his family, and attending Tougaloo College. He remembers meeting members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), joining the organization, and participating in Freedom Summer. He discusses his opinions and memories of Mississippi politics, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and his later life in Washington, D. C.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 30, 2010
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Lawrence Guyot, Jr., American, 1939 - 2012
• Interviewed by: Rep. Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
• Subject of: Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
• Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
• Subject of: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
• Subject of: Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 1 hr., 27 min., 13 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 133.6 GB
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2011.174.5.1ab
• 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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