- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- John B. Smith, Sr. interview
- Creator:
- Smith, Sr., John B.
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2005-10-04
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
Education
Race discrimination
Race relations
African Americans--Suffrage
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Atlanta Inquirer (Firm)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Royal Peacock
Atlanta Daily World (Firm)
Rich's (Retail store)
Lockheed Corporation
Atlanta University Center (Ga.) - People:
- Smith, John
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Hill, Jesse, 1926-2012
Warner, Clinton
Black, Charles A.
King, Lonnie C., 1936- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133 - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, John B. Smith, Sr. describes his involvement in publishing the Atlanta Inquirer newspaper, which was established in August 1960. Smith became the CEO of the newspaper in 1985. He discusses An Appeal for Humans Rights (1960) and how the Atlanta Inquirer played a significant role in reporting information from students’ perspectives of the Atlanta Student Movement. Smith also recalls the division between the leadership of the old guard of the black community in Atlanta, Georgia, and the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
John B. Smith, Sr. was born in LaGrange, Georgia and moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1954 to attend Morehouse College. He enlisted in the United States Army after graduation and was discharged in 1960. He assisted in the founding of the Atlanta Inquirer Newspaper and worked in the Atlanta Public School System for thirty years. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.027.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/66
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/GAgzsk_gHdo
- 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:
- 00:59:52 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:
-
