- Collection:
- Social Change Collection
- Title:
- Emma Darnell oral history interview, 20120131
- Creator:
- Darnell, Emma
- Contributor to Resource:
- Young, Andrea, 1955-
Newman, Harvey K. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2012-01-31
- Subject:
- Community activists
Political participation
Politicians
Local elections
Local government
Local history - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Emma Darnell (1935-2019) was the first woman to head a governmental department in the city of Atlanta. A graduate of Howard Law School and Columbia University, Darnell's career began with legal battles for civil and human rights. She worked with the Equal Employment Opportunity Department to build the "Minority Participation Plan" for the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport expansion project. As the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Chair of the Grant Review Board, Darnell contributed to the design, planning, and construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change. She joined the Fulton County Commission in 1992, where she served for eight terms before her death in May 2019.
In this interview, Darnell speaks on her early work as a lawyer for civil and human rights organizations, including the EEOC. She traces her career working for Mayors Samuel Massell and Maynard Jackson, and the obstacles she faced in her attempts to establish equal opportunities for minorities in Atlanta. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/schange/id/849
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/schange:849/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Darnell, Emma, interviewed by Andrea Young and Harvey Newman, January 31, 2012, Harvey Newman Papers, Social Change Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 00:47:11
- Original Collection:
- Making of Modern Atlanta Interviews
Harvey Newman Papers
Social Change Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
