The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr.

3/23/2007; 9/7/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.107

Civil rights leader, american history professor, and minister Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr. (1928 - 2008 ) was president of the Birmingham, Alabama chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and held sit-ins in Birmingham. Woods also helped in mobilizing the March on Washington. Woods was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/23/2007 and 9/7/2007, in Birmingham, Alabama. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 10; Total Run Time: 04h 50m 50s

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Woods, Abraham Lincoln, 1928-

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Reverend Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. was born on October 7, 1928 to Maggie and Abraham Woods, Sr. in Birmingham, Alabama. Woods attended Parker High School and was given a scholarship to attend Morehouse College. Completing one year at Morehouse, Woods became ill and returned home. During this time, he acknowledged his call to the ministry. Woods received his B.A. degree in theology from the Birmingham Baptist College, his B.A. degree in sociology from Miles College in Birmingham, and his M.A. de...