- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- Portia Harden Potts interview
- Creator:
- Potts, Portia Harden
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2006-05-03
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
Education
Education--Georgia--Atlanta
Race discrimination
Race relations
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans
Politics & government--Georgia--Atlanta
Rich's (Retail store)
Magnolia Room (Atlanta, Ga.)
Herndon Barber Shop
Atlanta University Center (Ga.) - People:
- Potts, Portia Harden
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Adamsville, 33.75927, -84.50521 - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Portia Harden Potts describes how she became involved in school desegregation in Atlanta, Georgia. Potts discusses her experiences as one of the first African American students in Atlanta, Georgia, to integrate the public school system. She describes the first day being escorted to school by a school detective and her treatment by the school administration and student body. She also conveys her opinions on the current situation of segregation in Atlanta.
Portia Harden Potts was born in Atlanta, Georgia at Grady Memorial Hospital. Her mother and father were born in Atlanta; her grandfather was a barber at Herndon Barber Shop and her grandmother worked as a waitress in the Magnolia Room at Rich's Department Store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. She began high school at Turner High School and then transferred to Bass High School during the integration of the school system. She graduated from Spelman College with a degree in English and Secondary Education. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.023.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/58
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/n5droLKTcwQ
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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:
- 00:48:00 minutes
- Original Collection:
- MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
