Lonnie King oral history interview, 1979 Apr. 20.

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Lonnie King oral history interview, 1979 Apr. 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727119

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Lonnie King on April 20, 1979 in which he discusses Atlanta sit-ins; influence of religion, Greensboro (N.C.) sit-ins, Korean War, Montgomery bus boycott; role of Dr. Martin Luther King, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); role of media; fears and concerns of students; student leadership, 19-member planning committee; student recruitment for sit-ins; role of Council of Presidents; Appeal for Human Rights; march on the Capitol (May 17, 1960); fears and concerns of Atlanta University Center presidents; academic allowances; role of parents; emphasis on nonviolence; faculty support; Rich's boycott; Ku Klux Klan confrontation; personal incidents, and threats towards Lonnie King.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (25 p.)

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406270

Georgia State University

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Lonnie King, student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and civil rights activist. Involved in student sit-ins and leader of the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. From the description of Lonnie King oral history interview, 1979 Apr. 20. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38727119 ...