United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383Ricks, Willie, 1943-Merritt, Carole2006-01-24In this interview, Willie Ricks describes his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement beginning in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He participated in the movement in several southern locations: Albany, Georgia, Lowndes County, Alabama, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Montgomery, Alabama. Ricks also describes the conflict between SCLC and SNCC and the differences between each organization.Civil Rights activist, Willie Ricks, also known as Mukasa Dada, was a community organizer, leader, and a member of SNCC. Ricks was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His parents were born in a plantation area of Alabama near Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He actively planned and organized sit-ins, marches and public demonstrations throughout Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.video/mp4VIS 180.025.001engKenan 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 relationsAfrican AmericansPolicePolice--GeorgiaPolitics & government--GeorgiaReligionEducationTransportationNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleAmerican Civil Liberties Union of GeorgiaStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceHoward High School (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Willie Ricks interview (Part 1 of 2)MovingImage