Sonny Walker oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 23.

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Sonny Walker oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 23.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Sonny Walker on August 23, 1978 in which he discusses political transition from whites to blacks in Hancock County (Ga.); community development projects; McCown's financial management; East Central Committee for Opportunity (ECCO) procedures; ECCO audit; OEO grants to Hancock County; Governor Carter's review of OEO grant; media response to OEO audit; and prospects for black political and economic advances.

1 audiotape ; cassette.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406567

Georgia State University

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Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...

McCown, John

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East Central Committee for Opportunity (Ga.)

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Walker, Sonny,

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Sonny Walker, regional director of the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). From the description of Sonny Walker oral history interview, 1978 Aug. 23. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38727994 ...

Rozier, John

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United States. Office of Economic Opportunity

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