- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Augustus Hawkins
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1980
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Meetings--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights leaders
Politicians--California
Politics and government--United States
Politics and government--Georgia--Atlanta
City and town halls--Georgia--Atlanta
Employee rights--United States
Legislative hearings
Hawkins, Augustus F.
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of California Congressman Augustus Hawkins (foreground) presiding at a hearing about the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Bill at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins (1907-2007) was a politician, civil rights activist, and organized labor advocate. A Democrat, Hawkins served in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. He was the first African American to represent California in the United States Congress, where he co-sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.338.005
ahc101338005.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/849
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:849/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
