- Collection:
- Atlanta's Unspoken Past Oral History Project
- Title:
- Diamond Lil interview, 2005 February 18
- Creator:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2005-02-18
- Subject:
- Activists--Georgia--Atlanta
Gay men--Georgia--Atlanta
Lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta
Lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social Conditions
Gay men--Georgia--Atlanta--Social Conditions
Employees--Georgia
Railroad facilities--Georgia
Railroad companies--Georgia
Railroads--Georgia--Atlanta
Air bases--United States
Bars--Georgia--Atlanta
Entertainers
Entertainment--Georgia--Atlanta
Counterculture
Female impersonators
Diamond Lil
Great Speckled Bird (Firm)
Coub Centaur (Atlanta, Ga.)
Ponce de Leon Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- video/x-flv
- Description:
- In the interview, Diamond Lil relates his early years in Savannah, Georgia and employment discrimination due to his sexuality. He also describes his move to Atlanta, Georgia and involvement in the drag shows at Mrs. P's during the late 1960s. Diamond Lil also talks about how the hippies in Atlanta were very accepting of the gay community.
Diamond Lil was born in Savannah, Georgia. He spent his childhood in Savannah and moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1960 as a young adult. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 994.001.006
ahc994001006.MP3 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/AUP/id/8
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
