Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Interview

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LOC URL

https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0102/

LOC Title

Oliver W. Hill, Jr., oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Petersburg, Virginia, 2013-08-17

LOC Summary

Oliver W. Hill, Jr., discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Hill reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.

LOC Contributor Names

Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) (Creator)
Cline, David P., 1969- (Interviewer)
Hill, Oliver W., 1949- (Interviewee)

LOC Created/Published

Petersburg, Virginia, August 17, 2013

LOC Standardized Date

2013

LOC Subject Headings

- Civil rights movements--United States
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Howard University
- School integration--Virginia--Richmond
- African American children--Education
- Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007
- Moses, Robert Parris
- Interviews
- Filmed interviews
- Oral histories
- United States -- Virginia -- Petersburg

LOC Notes

- Summary: Oliver W. Hill, Jr., discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Hill reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.
- Biographical History: Oliver W. Hill, Jr., was the soon of civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill, Sr. He integrated the Richmond, Virginia, public schools as a child and became a professor of psychology.
- Acquisition Note: The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- Existence and Location of Copies: Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- Conditions Governing Access: Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact.
- Related Archival Materials: Artifacts associated with the interview are at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

EEC Creators

Civil Rights History Project

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

August

EEC Source Year

2013

EEC Format

Video

EEC Type of Source

Oral history

EEC Theme Topic