The Doris M. Johnson Project: Civil Rights Movement Series
Description
The Doris M. Johnson Project: Civil Rights Movement Series was a joint endeavor of the Maryland Center for History and Culture and Doris M. Johnson High School in Baltimore completed in 2006–2007. Students wrote essays on historic moments in the civil rights movement using archival records, then recorded oral histories of men and women who participated in these events. They discovered what was left out of the historical records—how it felt to be in those moments, what drove the action, and the personal experiences of living through pivotal moments in history.
Collection Items
Hooper’s Sit-In and Bell v. Maryland
On June 17, 1960, students from Dunbar High School, many part of the Civic Interest Group, staged one of Baltimore’s earliest sit-ins at Hooper’s Restaurant. The students persisted despite the owner turning off the lights and air conditioning on…
Northwood Theater Protest
In 1955, students from Morgan State College began a protest of the Northwood Shopping Center. While many of the stores dropped their segregated policies by 1963, the Northwood Theatre refused. Peaceful protests of the theater’s policy occurred…
The Cambridge Movement, 1963
After success in Baltimore, the student-led Civic Interest Group (CIG) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) turned their eyes toward Cambridge, MD. When the teens were met with violence from the local law enforcement, adults took up…