Williams, JohnUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Searcy, Emory2014-12-20Emory Searcy, Jr. is the Associate Minister at Mt. Zion Second Baptist Church, the second oldest black Baptist church in Atlanta. He is the son of the late Dr. Emory Searcy, Sr., the longest-serving pastor of the church. Searcy grew up in and around Buttermilk Bottoms and attended the David T. Howard School. Over the past two decades, he has compiled interviews and recording of people who lived in Buttermilk Bottoms. He created a documentary about the neighborhood and hosts regular meetings of the Buttermilk Bottoms Reunion group.From his office at Mt. Zion 2nd Baptist Church, Searcy recalls his experiences in Buttermilk Bottoms and the Old Fourth Ward area. He roots his discussion in the role of his church and other churches in community development. He talks about businesses and the self-sufficiency that existed in Buttermilk Bottoms and the Old Fourth Ward. His story ties the displacement of people from the Old Fourth Ward to development that has occurred since then. He discusses the exclusion of older residents in the newer developments in the community and the tension his has caused. He also discusses his life outside of the community and places his story into the larger narrative of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.Locations: Buttermilk Bottoms -- Fulton County (Ga.) -- Atlanta (Ga.)application/pdfaudio/mpegengGeorgia State University Libraryhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Urban renewalClergyGentrificationCommunity development, UrbanEmory Searcy oral history interview, 2014 December 20TextSound