- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- Lyndon Wade interview
- Creator:
- Wade, Lyndon
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2005-11-01
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
Education
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
Butler Street YMCA (Atlanta, Ga.)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Emory University
Emory University Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta University Center (Ga.)
Atlanta Urban League
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - People:
- Wade, Lyndon A.
King, Lonnie C., 1936-
McClinton, Emory
Young, Whitney M. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Lyndon Wade begins his interview by discussing his early life, his family background, and being a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He conveys his memories of a segregated society in Atlanta and the social hierarchy that existed within the black public schools in the city. Wade also discusses his experiences in the military and his work in the mental health field while working at Emory University and with the Atlanta Urban League. He ends the interview with his assessment of the African American community in Atlanta.
Lyndon Wade was born in Atlanta, Georgia at Grady Memorial Hospital. He spent his childhood in an area near Atlanta University Center and graduated from Morehouse University with a masters degree in social work. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1958 and after being discharged he returned to Atlanta in 1963. Initially he worked for Emory Hospital in the mental health area and then became executive director of the Atlanta Urban League in 1968. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.030.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/59
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/x7A13Fv_WN8
- 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:
- 00:57:03 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:
-
