Oral Histories
Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer
2014-05-29T23:25:05-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDY5XC8yMDE0MDUyOTIzNTUyMzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer talked about being part of the “St. Augustine Four.” In July 1963, 23 people were arrested after a sit-in at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter. Ms. Hamilton and Ms. Ulmer and two male teenagers were not released for over four weeks because they refused to promise to stop demonstrating. After going to jail, they were sent to reform school for 52 days.
This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel by Joseph Mosnier.
Some language in this interview may be offensive to viewers.
Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer talked about being part of the “St. Augustine Four.” In July 1963, 23 people were arrested after a sit-in …
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Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer talked about being part of the “St. Augustine Four.” In July 1963, 23 people were arrested after a sit-in at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter. Ms. Hamilton and Ms. Ulmer and two male teenagers were not released for over four weeks because they refused to promise to stop demonstrating. After going to jail, they were sent to reform school for 52 days.
This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel by Joseph Mosnier.
Some language in this interview may be offensive to viewers. close
This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel by Joseph Mosnier.
Some language in this interview may be offensive to viewers.
Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer talked about being part of the “St. Augustine Four.” In July 1963, 23 people were arrested after a sit-in … read more
Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnne Ulmer talked about being part of the “St. Augustine Four.” In July 1963, 23 people were arrested after a sit-in at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter. Ms. Hamilton and Ms. Ulmer and two male teenagers were not released for over four weeks because they refused to promise to stop demonstrating. After going to jail, they were sent to reform school for 52 days.
This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted at the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel by Joseph Mosnier.
Some language in this interview may be offensive to viewers. close
People in this video
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Audrey N. Hamilton Activist
- Joseph Mosnier Associate Director University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill->Southern Oral History Program
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JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Activist
Hosting Organization
- Library of Congress | American Folklife Center
- Smithsonian Institution | National Museum of African American History and Culture
Series
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