United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Georgia, Calhoun County, Arlington, 31.4399, -84.72492King, Jr., Lonnie, C. 1936-Merritt, Carole2005-11-21In this interview, Lonnie King describes his experiences in the Navy, especially in terms of racial discrimination. He discusses the Appeal for Humans Rights statement (1960) and how he played a significant role in the formation of the Atlanta Student Movement. King chronicles the birth of the Atlanta Inquirer Newspaper. He addresses the negative reaction of the black college presidents to the students spearheading the movement, believing the NAACP should have provided the leadership role in the movement. He recalls the strong support of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s staff to the Civil Rights Movement.Lonnie C. King, Jr. became a civil rights activist as a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He later served as the head of the Atlanta branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the early 1970s. In that role, he was instrumental in negotiating a compromise that rejected school busing in return for the hiring of Atlanta’s first black school superintendent, Alonzo Crim, and the appointment of African American members to the Board of Education.video/mp4VIS 180.018.001engKenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--HistoryCivil rightsRacismRace discriminationRace relations--Georgia--AtlantaReligionSportsPolitics & government--Georgia--AtlantaNavies--United StatesHoward High School (Atlanta, Ga.)Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)Southern Bakery Company (Atlanta, Ga.)Butler Street YMCA (Atlanta, Ga.)Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Ebenezer Youth OrganizationClark University (Atlanta, Ga.)Spelman CollegeAtlanta Life Insurance Company (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta Daily World (Firm)National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleRich's (Retail store)Dinkler Plaza Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)Citizens Trust Bank (Atlanta, Ga.)Providence Baptist Church (College Park, Ga.)Atlanta Journal (Firm)Atlanta Constitution (Firm)New York Times (Firm)Atlanta Chamber of CommerceEmpire Real Estate BoardAtlanta Negro Voters LeagueRush Memorial Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Lonnie King interviewMovingImage