- Collection:
- Atlanta's Unspoken Past Oral History Project
- Title:
- James Darsey interview, 2004 October 22
- Creator:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2004-10-22
- Subject:
- Activists--Georgia--Atlanta
Gay men--Georgia--Atlanta
Lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta
Lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social Conditions
Gay men--Georgia--Atlanta--Social Conditions
Religion
Education--Georgia
Social justice
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Darsey, James - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/x-flv
- Description:
- In the interview, Mr. Darsey relates when he began to examine his sexuality. he describes how high school in Atlanta proved to be a difficult chapter in his life. Mr. Darsey explains he had attended a small, ethnically homogenous middle school in Columbia, South Carolina. Conversely the Atlanta high school he attended had a large student body, ethnically diverse, and varied socio-economic classes. He discusses the political and environmental issues at the time. High school he recalls is the time he began to recognize his sexuality but never had a serious relationship until college.
Mr. Darsey was born in Sarasota, Florida and moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was in high school. He graduated from Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida and after graduation moved to the Midwest for the next twenty-four years. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 178.06
ahc178000006.flv - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/AUP/id/27
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
