Athens Oral History Project, 2014-2016
Oral histories documenting the history of Athens, Georgia from the mid-twentieth century to the 2010s including neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.
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Creator
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
University of Georgia. Libraries
Date of Original
2014/2016
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia
African Americans--Civil rights
Athens (Ga.)
Georgia--History
Georgia
Georgia--Athens
Athens (Ga.)--History, Local
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia
Hispanic Americans
Restaurant management
Location
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
moving images
Type
Moving Image
Description
The Athens Oral History Project was initiated in 2014 to document modern Athens history, roughly from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Interviews cover topics such as neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.
Related collections: First Person Project.
For more detailed biographical information about each interviewee, please consult individual finding aids.
http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL361AOHP-ead.xml
Language
eng, spa
Original Collection
Athens Oral History Project, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641., http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL361AOHP-ead.xml
Holding Institution
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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