Black involvement in politics oral history collection, 1986, 1989-1990.

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Black involvement in politics oral history collection, 1986, 1989-1990.

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The collection consists of oral history interviews regarding the involvement of blacks in Georgia politics. Most of the interviews took place at the Georgia State NAACP convention, Brunswick, Georgia on October 13 - 14, 1989. Interviewees include Dorothy Bolden, Gladys Cheney, Doyle Combs, Beulah Clark Dollar, LaRamon Durham, Robert B. Flanagan, Stine George, Booker T. Hagen, Grace Towns Hamilton, Bertha Harrell, Jacob R. Henderson, W.W. Law, Geneva Lyde, Waymon Norwood, William Clarence Randall, William P. Randall, Cornelius Sheppard, Robert A. Thompson, and George Williams.

33 audiotapes ; cassette.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403147

Georgia State University

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Bolden, Dorothy, 1923-2005

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Dorothy Bolden (October 13, 1923 – July 14, 2005) was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and bringing segregation to an end. Bolden began working as a domestic worker at the age of nine. She would eventually utilize her past experiences to form the Domestic Worker's Union in Atlanta, Georgia....

Combs, Doyle.

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Georgia Government Documentation Project.

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Randall, William P.

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Lyde, Geneva.

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Harrell, Bertha.

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Cheney, Gladys.

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Thompson, Robert A. 1910-

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Norwood, Waymon.

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George, Stine.

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Durham, LaRamon

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LaRamon Durham, NAACP leader from Oglethorpe County, Georgia. From the description of LaRamon Durham oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 13. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476297 ...

Sheppard, Cornelius,

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Cornelius Sheppard, NAACP leader from Muscogee County, Georgia. From the description of Cornelius Sheppard oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 14. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476312 ...

Williams, George W. (Proprietor)

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Private, Company F, 22nd Infantry Regiment. From the description of Discharge, 1868 September 13. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 18462269 George Williams, NAACP leader in Sandersville, Georgia. From the description of George Williams oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 14. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476315 ...

Hagen, Booker T.

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Randall, William Clarence, 1943-

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William C. Randall (1943- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1975-1994) for District 101, Bibb County, Georgia. William P. Randall, black community leader in Macon, Georgia in the 1950s-1960s. From the description of William Clarence Randall oral history interview, 1989 Feb. 4. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476311 ...

Henderson, Jacob R., 1911-

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Jacob R. Henderson, leader in the 1946 voter registration drive for African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia during 1946. From the description of Jacob R. Henderson oral history interview 1992 July 24. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38727051 ...

Dollar, Beulah Clark.

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Beulah Clark Dollar, NAACP leader from Telfair County, Georgia. From the description of Beulah Clark Dollar oral history interview, 1989 Oct. 14. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476296 ...

Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992

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Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ), director of the Atlanta Urban League, active in the 1946 voter registration drive, and Georgia House of Representatives (1966-1985). From the description of Grace Towns Hamilton oral history interview, 1986 June 26. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476304 Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ), director of the Atlanta Urban League and the Georgia House of Representatives (1966-1985). From the description of Grace Towns Hamil...

Flanagan, Robert B., 1929-

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Robert B. Flanagan (1929- ), executive director of the Atlanta Branch of the NAACP, Georgia field director of the NAACP, president of the Georgia state conference of the NAACP branches, and on the national board of directors of the NAACP. From the description of Robert B. Flanagan oral history interviews (part II), 1988 Nov. 10 and 1989 Jan. 9. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726950 From the description of Robert B. Flanagan oral history interviews, 1988 No...

Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002

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W. W. Law, also known as Westley Wallace Law, was born in Savannah, Georgia on 1 January 1923 and grew up on the west side of Savannah. He attended Savannah public schools and graduated from Georgia State College (now Savannah State University) with a bachelor's degree in biology. By profession, Law was a letter carrier for the post office for 44 years, ending his career in 1990. Law was active in local civil rights, serving as President of the Savannah Branch of the National Association for the...