Robert A. Thompson oral history interview, 1977 July 28.

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Robert A. Thompson oral history interview, 1977 July 28.

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The collection consists of an oral history interview with Robert A. Thompson on July 28, 1977 in which he discusses the Atlanta Urban League; black support for Helen Douglas Mankin; strategy for 1946 black voter registration drive; racial tensions in 1948; housing situation for blacks; how Atlanta differs for blacks from other southern cities; importance of black businessmen for harmonious community relations; and Thompson's opinion of Mankin.

1 audiotape ; cassette.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403277

Georgia State University

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Thompson, Robert Grainger Ker, Sir, 1916-....

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Robert A. Thompson, (1910- ), industrial secretary of the Atlanta Urban League. From the description of Robert A. Thompson oral history interview, 1977 July 28. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476426 Robert A. Thompson, (1910- ), Housing Secretary for the Atlanta Urban League (1941-1945). From the description of Robert A. Thompson oral history interview, 1989 June 5. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476314 ...

Spritzer, Lorraine Nelson

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Mankin, Helen Douglas, 1896-1956

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Helen Douglas Mankin (September 11, 1896 – July 25, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician. She was the second woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives, serving from February 1946 to January 1947. Born Helen Douglas in Atlanta, she attended public and private schools there before attending Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, where she graduated with an A.B. in 1917. After serving as a civilian ambulasnce driver in a Red Cross unit attached to the Frenc...

Atlanta Urban League

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The Atlanta Urban League, an affiliate of the National Urban League, was established in 1920. It is a private, non-profit, interracial community service organization which functions as a vehicle for addressing the social and economic problems of the black community in Atlanta, Georgia. Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ) served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Urban League from 1943-1960. From the description of Executive Director Grace Towns Hamilton administrative files, 1942-1961, 1...