Mary Edith Moody oral history interview, 2002.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Horn, Amy,

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Moody, Mary Edith, 1926-

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Mary Edith Moody was born on July 29, 1926, in Baton Rouge, La. She graduated from Southern University Laboratory School and earned degrees from Southern University, Louisiana State University, and the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Ga. Moody taught English and business education at the Louisiana State School for the Blind for more than 30 years. She became a minister in 1972 and has served at several African Methodist Episcopal churches in the Baton Rouge area. F...

Jemison, T. J. (Theodore Judson)

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Rev. T.J. Jemison was pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La., and the organizer of the 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott. From the description of Rev. T.J. Jemison oral history interview, 1995. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 71223382 ...

Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005

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Rosa Louis Lee Parks (1913-2005) became an icon of the civil rights movement after she was arrested and jailed for refusing to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955. Her courage led to the Montgomery bus boycott and eventual court order outlawing segregation and discrimination on buses in that city. She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States' highest civilian honor, in July of 1999. ...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...