- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 80
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1983-10-28
- Subject:
- Voting--Georgia--Atlanta
Photographers--Georgia--Atlanta
Photojournalists--Georgia--Atlanta
Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)
Mary Mac's Tea Room (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Tennessee, Rutherford County, Murfreesboro, 35.84562, -86.39027 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:17, is a feature about Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis and his career in the Voter Education Project and in politics. Lewis talks about the history, goals and achievements of the Voter Education Project, the barriers to voting, and his career in politics. The second segment, which begins at 10:24, is a feature about the Tennessee Walking Horse. The third segment, which begins at 14:17, is a segment on Atlanta photojournalist George Mitchell. The program features audio excerpts from Mitchell who talks about his work documenting Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta, and his fear the area is losing its diversity and character. Other voice excerpts are from florist Hugh Krasner; Margaret Lupo, proprietor of Mary Mac's Tea Room, and Kleomenis Kleosis, owner of the Majestic Diner. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.080.001
ahc.1118.080.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/53
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
29:15 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
