United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, 44.97997, -93.26384Glustrom, John and MaryMerritt, Carole2006-05-12In this interview, John and Mary Glustrom discuss their active role in civil rights activities and school desegregation in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple recalls their family and educational backgrounds, John’s experience as an Army engineer during World War II, and Mary’s involvement with Help Our Public Education (HOPE) and the League of Women Voters. John served as the treasurer of the Georgia Council on Human Relations (GCHR) for 20 years. The Glustroms ends the interview with their assessment of race relations in Atlanta.John Glustrom (1916-2008) was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was an Army engineer during World War II. Mary Glustrom was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1938.video/mp4VIS 180.013.001engKenan 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--HistoryAfrican Americans--Civil rightsCivic leaders--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rightsCivil rights leaders--GeorgiaCivil rights leaders--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights movementsEducationEducation--Georgia--AtlantaRace discriminationRace relationsRace relations--Georgia--AtlantaSchool children--Georgia--AtlantaSchool integration--Georgia--AtlantaSchools--Georgia--AtlantaWomen--1950-1960Women's rights--1970-1980Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.)Georgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityHelp Our Public Education (Atlanta, Ga.)Yale UniversityLeague of Women Voters of GeorgiaJohn and Mary Glustrom interviewMovingImage