The HistoryMakers video oral history with Hellen O'Neal-McCray.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 41 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.046 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | O'Neal-McCray, Hellen, 1941-2010, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Hellen O'Neal-McCray |
| Portion of title | Hellen O'Neal-McCray |
| Abstract | Civil rights activist and educator Hellen Jean O'Neal-McCray was born on March 4, 1941 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She graduated from W.A. Higgins High School in Clarksdale in 1959. In 1961, she met Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) organizers who encouraged her to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement. As a student, O'Neal-McCray became co-chair of the Jackson Nonviolent Movement, and volunteered for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She became a staff member before graduating from Jackson State University in 1963. She was arrested many times during the Movement and was defended by William Kunstler. In 1965, she helped staff the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee in Shreveport, Louisiana. O'Neal-McCray worked for the National Sharecroppers Fund in Atlanta before retiring from Movement activity. In 1966, O'Neal-McCray taught African American literature and composition at Wilberforce University. She attended the 40th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders Reunion. O'Neal-McCray passed away on February 24, 2010 at age 68. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Wilberforce, Ohio 2006 March 21. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.046 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |