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Title
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Willie Bolden interview, 2006 March 21
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Photographer
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Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
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Description
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In the interview Mr. Bolden discusses his early childhood and his mother's role in his education and support of the public school system. He became involved in the Civil Rights after he felt a calling into the ministry. He participated in several significant Civil Rights events: March 1964 in Washington, DC, St. Augustine, Florida movement, and Marks, Mississipi. He also played a role in the Mule Train from Mississippi to Washington DC in 1968
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Geographic Location
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Atlanta (Ga.)
Savannah (Ga.)
Sumter (S.C.)
Saint Augustine (Fla.)
Birmingham (Ala.)
Marks (Miss.)
Selma (Ala.)
Marion (Ala.)
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Subject
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African Americans--History
Civil Rights
Racism
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
Race discrimination
Education
Religion
Student movements--Florida--Saint Augustine
Student movements--Alabama--Birmingham
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Personal Name
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Bolden, Willie
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000
Williams, Juanita
Clark, Ben
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lee, Bernard
Vivian, C. T.
Hankerson, Big Lester
Manusi, Horse
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Jackson, Jimmie Lee
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Corporate Name
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Belmont Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Date Original
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2006 March 21
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Date Digital
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2009
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Type
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MiniDV;
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Digital Format
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video/mov
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Catalogue Number
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VIS 180.02
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Collection
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Voices Across the Color Line Oral History Project
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Related Collections
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MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line Oral History Collection, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
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Publisher
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Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Rights
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This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
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Notes
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Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1938 and moved to Savannah, Georgia at the age of three. Father worked at Southern Cotton Oil Mill in Savannah and delivered papers. His mother, Sadie Mae Bolden, was a stay at home mother when Mr. Bolden was young but became a beautician and had a small shop in their home. Mr. Bolden moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1961.
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Source
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ahc180000002.flv
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Transcript
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http://ftp.atlantahistorycenter.com/VIS/VIS%20100-200/VIS%20180.02.pdf
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