- Collection:
- Social Change Collection
- Title:
- Marva Brooks oral history interview, 2012-03-07
- Creator:
- Brooks, Marva
- Contributor to Resource:
- Newman, Harvey K.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2012-03-07
- Subject:
- Politics and Government
Race relations
African American Politicians - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
Newman, Harvey K. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
digital audio formats - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- video/mpeg
- Description:
- Marva Jones Brooks was born on November 24, 1939 in Pennsylvania, and graduated Harvard with a JD in 1968. She has been practicing law in the state of Georgia since 1974, specializing in municipal and governmental law. She was the Associate General Counsel for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (1991-1997) and the City Attorney for the City of Atlanta (1980-1990).
In this interview, Brooks discusses her legal career in detail. She covers the details of her most prestigious cases, the construction of the airport, and the relationships she made with Atlanta's leaders through her years of civil service. She discusses the role of the behind-the-scenes players in city government, the city's role in the advancement of civil rights, and the missing and murdered children crisis. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/schange/id/876
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/schange:876/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
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Brooks, Marva interviewed by Andrea Young and Harvey Newman, March 7, 2012, Harvey Newman Papers Oral History Project, Social Change Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University
- Extent:
- 1:54:44
- Original Collection:
- Making of Modern Atlanta Interviews
Harvey Newman Papers
Social Change Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
