Virginia Simms George Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.105.1a, 2011.174.105.1b, 2011.174.105.1c, 2011.174.105.1d, 2011.174.105.1e, and 2011.174.105.1f.

Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers department store in Richmond, Virginia. She discusses her work as a teacher, counselor, and volunteering for many organizations. She also discusses the commemoration of the protests in Richmond, and her thoughts on racism and other civil rights issues today.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 24, 2013
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Virginia Simms George, American, born 1940
• Interviewed by: Dr. Emilye Crosby Ph. D., American
• Subject of: Virginia Union University, American, founded 1865
• Subject of: Thalhimers, American, founded 1842
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 1 hr., 13 min., 12 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 121.61 GB
• Place collected: Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Richmond, Virginia, 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: Law
• Topic: Segregation
• Object number: 2011.174.105.1a-f
• 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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