Evans, Ellis S. (Ellis Sylvanus), 1916-2000
Biography:
Reverend Ellis Silvanus Evans, Sr. of Macedonia Baptist Church was arrested in Macon, Georgia along with four other African American ministers (Rancifer, Malone, Paschal) Sat. Feb. 9, 1962 for refusing to move to the back of the bus, sparking a bus boycott in Macon which eventually led to the system's integration.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American sanitation workers on strike as well as comments by African American leaders in Macon, Georgia, 1969 March 24 (News)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American sanitation workers on strike as well as comments by African American leaders in Macon, Georgia, 1969 March 24 (Moving images)