Creator
Wilson, Bill, 1914-1993

Publisher
Bill Wilson Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.

Date of Original
1938/1979

Subject
Photographers--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia--Politics and government
Atlanta (Ga.)--Pictorial works
Agriculture--Georgia
Journalism, Pictorial
Photojournalism--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Vine City (Atlanta, Ga.)
School integration--Georgia
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Murphy High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools

People
Wilson, Bill, 1914-1993
Bond, Julian, 1940-
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990

Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798

Medium
black-and-white photographs

Type
Still Image

Description
William Bryan Wilson (1914-1993) was born in Henry County, Ga. His family moved to Atlanta in 1923 where he remained for the rest of his life. He graduated from Technological High School in 1932 and went on to study Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech while working at night for the Associated Press. Wilson worked for the Atlanta Constitution from 1937-1942, and then volunteered for the Navy during World War II and worked as a photographer. Following the war, Wilson returned to Atlanta where he worked for the Atlanta Journal until he retired in 1979. In 1953, Wilson won several national awards for a photograph he took of the family of Korean War Prisoner of War, J.P. Love upon his return to the United States., Civil rights images include demonstrations in Vine City, the integration of Murphy High School, the Sibley Commission, and Atlanta-based civil rights leaders such as Julian Bond and Ralph Abernathy.

Metadata URL
http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/Wilson

Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center

Rights