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Walker, Sonny,. Sonny Walker oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 23.

Title: Sonny Walker oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 23.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Sonny Walker on August 23, 1978 in which he discusses political transition from whites to blacks in Hancock County (Ga.); community development projects; McCown's financial management; East Central Committee for Opportunity (ECCO) procedures; ECCO audit; OEO grants to Hancock County; Governor Carter's review of OEO grant; media response to OEO audit; and prospects for black political and economic advances.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727994 View

McKnight, Robert H., Jr.,. Robert H. McKnight Jr. oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 22.

Title: Robert H. McKnight Jr. oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 22.

The collection consist of an oral history interview with Robert H. McKnight, Jr. on August 22, 1978 in which he discusses the government's legal tactics; disqualification of McCown's legal representatives (Al Horn and Roosevelt Warren); Office of Economic Opportunity audit; Federal Bureau of Investigation's involvement; Governor Carter's withholding of financial support to ECCO; legal motions and proceedings; and challenge to jury selection.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727991 View

Ingram, Edith,. Edith Ingram oral history interview, 1978 Sept. 8.

Title: Edith Ingram oral history interview, 1978 Sept. 8.

The collection consists of an oral interview with Edith Ingram on September 8, 1978 in which she discusses her background; prejudice felt by Ingram in role as probate judge; absentee ballot controversy; contested elections; police response to demonstrations; black representation on county commission; racial tension in Hancock County; and John McCown's political legacy.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727987 View

Moore, Covell,. Covell Moore oral history interview, 1978 Dec. 2.

Title: Covell Moore oral history interview, 1978 Dec. 2.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Covell Moore on December 2, 1978 in which he discusses John McCown's childhood; academic challenges of high school in New York City; aggressive personality and leadership role; appointment to Air Force Academy; and family emphasis on education.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727992 View

Glustrom, John,. John Glustrom oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 21.

Title: John Glustrom oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 21.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with John Glustrom on August 21, 1978 in which he discusses John McCown's ideas for economic development; business style; motivation and reasons for selecting Hancock County; Ford Foundation grants; Phillip Weltner's study; burning of the Hancock County Historical Society; Jimmy Carter's involvement in grant review; East Central Committee for Opportunity's (ECCO) business operations; and black opposition to McCown.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727983 View

Horn, Al,. Al Horn oral history interview, 1978 Aug 1.

Title: Al Horn oral history interview, 1978 Aug 1.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Al Horn on August 1, 1978 in which he discusses the background of human relations council; McCown's relationship with human relations council; post-McCown factionalism in Hancock County; hostility toward McCown; burning of Hancock County Historical Society; poisoning of Hancock County catfish farm; Sparta County "arms race"; McCown's personal characteristics; relationship with white community; formation of local Republican Party; charges against East Central Committee for Opportunity (ECCO); perceived Atlanta newspaper bias; legal problems; and proceedings of government's case against McCown.

ArchivalResource: 1 audiotape ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727985 View

Georgia Government Documentation Project. Black boss: political revolution in a Georgia county oral history collection, 1978.

Title: Black boss: political revolution in a Georgia county oral history collection, 1978.

The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by John Rozier for his book BLACK BOSS : POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN A GEORGIA COUNTY, regarding the life of John McCown. Interviewees include John Glustrom, Al Horn, Edith Ingram, Robert H. McKnight, Jr., Covell Moore, Sonny Walker, and Roosevelt Warren.

ArchivalResource: 7 audiotapes ; cassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727979 View

Rozier, John. John Rozier papers, 1967-1987.

Title: John Rozier papers, 1967-1987.

The collection consists primarily of source material for John Rozier's study of political leadership in Hancock County, Georgia, Black Boss: Political Revolution in a Georgia County, published by the University of Georgia Press in 1982. The book chronicles the political rise of John McCown, an African American who arrived in Hancock County in 1966 to begin massive poverty-fighting programs. Hancock County became the first black-controlled county in the south since Reconstruction. Most of the source material in this collection consists of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of McCown, the Georgia Council on Human Relations, and the East Central Committee for Opportunity. Correspondence, memoranda, materials relating to a 1974 riot, and McCown's criminal record document the tensions between black and white residents of the county. The collection also includes Rozier's research notes, typescripts of three chapters, and notes on oral interviews of residents of Hancock County in the 1960s and 1970s.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear ft. : (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173863069 View