Elbert P. Tuttle oral history interview, 1992 Apr. 17.

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Elbert P. Tuttle oral history interview, 1992 Apr. 17.

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The collection consists of an oral history interview with Elbert P. Tuttle on April 17, 1992 in which he discusses his early life and education; first law practice; Atlanta in the 1920's; Georgia National Guard; John Downer case; Elberton lynch mob; the John Downer rape trial; A.T. Walden; the Leo Frank case; the Angelo Herndon case; Morehouse College; Dr. Benjamin Mays; the Republican Party; the Democratic Party primary; the Georgia General Assembly and the county unit system; composition of Georgia Republican Party; patronage; "lily-white" Republicans; John Wesley Dobbs; Brown v. Board of Education; the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; extending the Brown decision; the legal basis for "massive resistance"; ending litigation on school cases; the desegregation of the University of Georgia; hate mail; Sarah Tuttle; Rich's Department Store; Lester Maddox; and the Pickrick Restaurant; Prathia Hall v. Heart of Atlanta; desegregation of amusement places; voting rights; jury standards; Julian Bond case; and the Fifth Circuit.

4 audiotapes ; cassette.1 videotape.

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Georgia State University

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