- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Willie Talton, part two, 2012 September 5
- Creator:
- Talton, Willie
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2012-09-05
- Subject:
- Houston County (Ga.)--Race relations
African Americans--Georgia--Houston County
Police--Georgia--Houston County
African American police--Georgia--Houston County
Politicians--Georgia--Houston County
African American politicians--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
African American legislators--Georgia
Georgia--Politics and government - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Willie Talton conducted by Mike Chalout on September 5, 2012 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project. The project was sponsored by the Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies.
Willie Talton, one of the first two African American police officers in Warner Robins, Georgia and representative for the 147th district in the Georgia General Assembly beginning in 2005.
Talton talks about joining the Houston County Sheriff Department -- Talton discusses coming back to the Warner Robins police department before retiring -- Talton discusses his time as a Georgia state representative -- Talton discusses his political affiliation -- Talton advises the younger generation on politics and government involvement -- Talton talks about his family -- Talton discusses significant aspects of Warner Robins and how he'd like to see the town grow - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_taltonw002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_taltonw002
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_taltonw002/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
