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Title Interview with J D Hudson
Reference AV 180.17
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 10 May 2006
Description J D Hudson was one of Atlanta's first African American policemen and went on to become the head of the city's Department of Prisons and Farms.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Police and Community Relations
Keywords civil rights, police, education, church, segregation, Jim Crow laws, schools, military, training, integration, rights, scholarship, police, government, riots, crime, community protest, clubs, employment, leadership, business, legal cases
Places Atlanta, Georgia
People Jenkins, Herbert T; Massell, Sam
Organisations/Associations Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA); Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Atlanta History Center.
Name Hudson, J D
Interviewer Merritt, Carole
Date of Recording 10 May 2006
Duration 01:47:38
Copyright Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center