Africa, 7.1881, 21.09375Somalia, -6.0, 48.0United States, Alabama, Butler County, Greenville, 31.8296, -86.61775United States, Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee, 32.42415, -85.69096United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Adams Park, 33.71205, -84.45687United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Grant Park, 33.73677, -84.37187United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Piedmont Park, 33.78649, -84.37382United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.04575United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036Holmes, Herbert, 1944-Merritt, Carole2006-02-23In this interview, Herbert Holmes describes his family's involvement in desegregating public schools and public golf courses in Atlanta, Georgia. He also discusses the tension and conflict within the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change organization and within the black community. Many of the leaders of the old guard felt uncomfortable with the plan for change scripted by the younger generation. Holmes ends the interview with his assessment of the black community in Atlanta.Herbert Holmes was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1944. His family moved to Tuskegee, Alabama in 1947 and then to Atlanta, Georgia in 1949. His father was originally from Atlanta but moved to Detroit during World War II for employment reasons. He graduated from Morehouse College and worked at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change on a documentation project.video/mp4VIS 180.015.001enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--HistoryCivil rightsCivil rights leaders--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights movementsCivil rights--Georgia--AtlantaRacismRace relationsRace relations--Georgia--AtlantaPolitics & government--GeorgiaPolitics & government--Georgia--AtlantaEducationEducation--Georgia--AtlantaSports--GeorgiaReligionAlfred Tub Holmes Golf Course (Atlanta, Ga.)Tuskegee InstituteEnglish Avenue School (Atlanta, Ga.)Lincoln Country Club (Atlanta, Ga.)University of GeorgiaLockheed CorporationDavis Brother's RestaurantsBobby's Barber ShopClark University (Atlanta, Ga.)Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)Herbert Holmes interviewMovingImage