- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- Nan Pendergrast interview
- Creator:
- Pendergrast, Nan, 1920-
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2006-01-10
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Help Our Public Education (Atlanta, Ga.)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Vassar College
League of Women Voters of Georgia
Coca-Cola Company - People:
- Pendergrast, Nan, 1920-
Young, Whitney M.
Goodwin, George
Paschall, Eliza
Freedman, Maxine
McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969
Bright, George
Sibley, John
Martin, Jim
Jones, Harrison
White, Walter, 1893-1955 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Nan Pendergrast describes her involvement with the organization, Georgia Council on Human Relations, and their efforts to integrate public facilities in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also one of the founding members of Help Our Public Education (HOPE), and she became involved with the NAACP and the League of Women Voters. Pendergrast ends the interview by discussing her connection with the Vassar College Alumni Council.
Nan Pendergrast was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Vassar College in New York, returned to Atlanta after graduation, and became involved in several civic organizations. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.022.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/63
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/e3vbJlCucyo
- 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:
- 1:01:17 hours
- Original Collection:
- MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
