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South Georgia Civil Rights Oral History Collection
Collection Description
Historical note
James Wall, a doctoral candidate in the UGA History Department, conducted interviews with civil rights activists who were involved in the Albany Movement for civil rights in Southwest Georgia.
Scope and Content
Oral histories with members of the Albany Movement's civil rights campaign in southwest Georgia document that time period as well as the local politics and initiatives in its aftermath.
"In November 1961, residents of Albany, Georgia, launched an ambitious campaign to eliminate segregation in all facets of local life. The movement captured national attention one month later when local leaders invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to join the protest. Despite King's involvement, the movement failed to secure concessions from local officials and was consequently deemed unsuccessful by many observers. Subsequent appraisals, however, have identified the movement as a formative learning experience for King and other civil rights organizers, and credited it with hastening the ultimate desegregation of Albany's facilities, which occurred only one year following the movement's conclusion in August 1962." -- Civil Rights Digital Library
Administrative Information
Preferred citation
South Georgia 
Civil Rights Oral History Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
Processing Information
Original media for this collection included digital audio files.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2018.