ugafof_americus_sanders sanders americus ugafof yes Press conference : Gov. Sanders Freedom on Film Sumter County Movement (Americus, Ga.) African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Americus Civil rights movements--Georgia--Americus Civil rights workers--Georgia--Americus African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Americus Press conferences--Georgia--Americus Voter registration--Georgia--Americus Intervention (Federal government)--Georgia--Americus Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Southern Christian Leadership Conference Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925- In this clip, Governor Carl E. Sanders holds a press conference on August 4, 1965, to discuss the police protection of Americus citizens. He urges citizens to conduct peaceful protests, and to use local courts to resolve their grievances. Here Sanders also addresses the voter registration crisis in Americus. Freedom on Film is a component of the Civil Rights Digital Library, which received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. [Athens, Ga.] : Freedom on Film Civil Rights Digital Library Collection (Digital Library of Georgia) Freedom on Film Collection 2007 Instructional materials Articles Lesson plans Teaching guides http://www.civilrights.uga.edu/bibliographies/americus/sanders.htm Forms part of the Civil Rights Digital Library. Forms part of the Freedom on Film Learning Object Website. 1965 Americus (Ga.) Sumter County (Ga.) Cite as: Freedom on Film : Civil Rights in Georgia, http://civilrights.uga.edu/ For permission to use story passages or images from the Web site, contact Dr. Barbara McCaskill at bmccaski@uga.edu. 20090526 204856