United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Adamsville, 33.75927, -84.50521Swann, ErnestMerritt, Carole2006-04-20In this interview, Ernest Swann discusses his experiences of growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, and his family's involvement in the desegregation of Atlanta public schools. He was one of the first black students to integrate the high schools in Atlanta. Swann addresses the resistance his father endured from the white community regarding his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. He ends the interview with his assessment of re-segregation of Atlanta Public Schools.Ernest Swann was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1947 at Harris Hospital. His mother, Ernestine Swann, was from Villa Rica, Georgia, and his father, Ralph Swann, was a native Atlantan. His father served during World War II and eventually began his own welding business.video/mp4VIS 180.028.001engKenan 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 rightsRacismEducationRace discriminationRace relationsAfrican AmericansKu Klux Klan (19th cent.)Marilyn Baking CompanyBass High School (Atlanta, Ga.)Turner High SchoolNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleRich's (Retail store)Battle Hill Elementary School (Atlanta, Ga.)Ernest Swann interviewMovingImage