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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with William Fowlkes |
| Reference | AV 180.11 |
| 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 | 14 Feb 2006 |
| Description | William Fowlkes was a reporter for the Atlanta Daily World and the Pittsburgh Courier. In this interview he discribes his employment at the Atlanta Daily World and several other national black publications. He was employed at the Atlanta Daily World during the teacher pay equilization struggle and the lynching of four African Americans in Monroe, Georgia. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Civil Rights and Black Power; Education and Training; Employment and Labour |
| Keywords | education, teachers, wages, media, lynching, civil rights, civil unrest, civil liberties, employment, racial violence |
| Places | Monroe, Georgia |
| Organisations/Associations | Atlanta Daily World; Pittsburgh Courier |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Atlanta History Center. |
| Name | Fowlkes, William |
| Interviewer | Merritt, Carole |
| Date of Recording | 14 Feb 2006 |
| Duration | 00:56:50 |
| Copyright | Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center |