Grace Towns Hamilton oral history interview, 1977 July 16.

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Grace Towns Hamilton oral history interview, 1977 July 16.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Grace Towns Hamilton on July 16, 1977 in which she discusses her background; Helen Douglas Mankin election; black political participation; Hamilton's connection with NAACP; Ellis Arnall election; county unit system; Atlanta coalition engages in preventive social work; Atlanta Urban League founding and purpose; funding for registration efforts; registration organization; the Bloody Second and other violence; Mankin and racial issues; Georgia Congressional Districts; John Lewis-Wyche Fowler 1977 congressional election; women in politics; reasons for Mankin's appeal to blacks; Housing Secretary maps for redistricting; general atmosphere in Atlanta concerning transportation system; Jimmy Carter's attention to cities; deterioration of eastern cities; significance of Mankin's election; Hamilton's run for election; Hamilton on Reapportionment Committee; and funding for Mankin's campaigns.

1 audiotape ; cassette.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403233

Georgia State University

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