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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Ernest Swann |
| Reference | AV 180.28 |
| Library | Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center |
| Collection Name | Voices Across the Color Line Oral History Collection, VIS 180, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center |
| Collection Overview | This oral history program was developed as a means to expand the information regarding Civil Rights activities in Atlanta and in Georgia. The bulk of these oral histories deal with the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. Specific events that are mentioned include the student movement centering around Atlanta University; The Committee On Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR); creation and publication of the Atlanta Enquirer newspaper; the organization of the Atlanta Committee of Cooperative Action (ACCA), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and activities to desegregate city buses and restaurants. Other topics that are discussed on the tapes include desegregation of the public schools and libraries and the organization of Help Our Public Education (H.O.P.E.). |
| Date | 20 Apr 2006 |
| Description | Ernest Swann was born and grew up in Atlanta. In this interview he discusses his experiences of living in Atlanta and the efforts made to desegregate public schools in Atlanta in the 1960s. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Education and Training; Legislation and Legal Cases |
| Keywords | education, schools, desegregation, military, business, employment, civil rights, schools, integration, legal cases, economy, construction, equality, segregation, discrimination, Jim Crow laws, church, training, community protest, radio, police, violence |
| Places | Atlanta, Georgia |
| People | Motley, Constance Baker; Marshall, Thurgood |
| Organisations/Associations | Ku Klux Klan; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Atlanta History Center. |
| Name | Swann, Ernest |
| Interviewer | Merritt, Carole |
| Date of Recording | 20 April 2006 |
| Duration | 00:56:36 |
| Copyright | Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center |