United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, 40.73566, -74.17237United States, New York, 43.00035, -75.4999United States, North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, 35.99403, -78.89862United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444Parham, JohnnyMerritt, Carole2005-11-21In this interview, Johnny Parham recalls his involvement in the Atlanta Student Movement and with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a Morehouse College and Atlanta University student. His involvement in the movement consists of marches and sit-ins at local Atlanta restaurants, and includes representing Atlanta University on The Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR). Parham ends the interview by discussing his account of the March 1960 sit-in at Sprayberry Cafeteria in Atlanta, and by describing the current challenges within African American communities throughout the United States.Johnny Parham was born at William A. Harris Memorial Hospital (African American hospital) in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother was a licensed practical nurse and his father a dining car attendant for Seaboard Airline Railroad. He graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in political science and history and a minor in secondary education.video/mp4VIS 180.021.001engKenan 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 relationsRace relations--Georgia--AtlantaEducationAfrican AmericansTransportation--Georgia--AtlantaLaw enforcement--Georgia--AtlantaKu Klux Klan (19th cent.)Urban LeagueMorehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)Sprayberry's CafeteriaWilliam A. Harris Memorial HospitalAtlanta University Center (Ga.)Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.)Morris Brown CollegeSouthern Christian Leadership ConferenceStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)Johnny Parham interviewMovingImage