University of Georgia Integration

Title:
University of Georgia Integration
Years:
1961
Description:
On January 6, 1961, federal district court Judge W. A. Bootle ordered the immediate admission of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of Georgia, ending 160 years of segregation at the school. Bootle's decision precipitated a constitutional crisis for state legislators, who passed legislation several years earlier mandating an immediate cut-off of state funds to any white institution that admitted a black student. As rumors circulated Athens and Atlanta regarding the possibility of the university's closing, college administrators urged students to remain calm and observe their usual routines. Order did prevail on campus until January 11, when an angry mob gathered outside Hunter's dormitory, causing significant property damage and garnering negative publicity for the university and the state. In the wake of the disturbance, state officials condemned the rioters and ultimately repealed the laws barring state support of integrated schools.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Consultation on World Hunger, correspondence, 1971-1974

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
Cogswell, James A. (James Arthur), 1922-2021
Shriver, Donald W., Jr. (Donald Woods), 1927-
Emory University
Cox, Val, 1920-
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Date of Original:
1971/1974
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia Arts newsletters, 1978-1979

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
University of Georgia
Date of Original:
1978/1979
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia Council for Economic Education Board of Trustees, meeting materials, 1979

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Georgia Council on Economic Education
Date of Original:
1979-05
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia Council for Economic Education, Summer Workshops report, 1976

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Georgia Council on Economic Education
Date of Original:
1976
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

King Center for Non-Violent Social Change

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Farmer, Francesta E.
Date of Original:
1983
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

National Institute of Labor Education, correspondence, 1964-1965

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
National Institute of Labor Education (U.S.)
Mire, Joseph
Dunbar, Leslie
Guernsey, George T.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Stern Fund
Southern Regional Council
AFL-CIO
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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Archibald Killian interviewed by Alexander Stephens, 23 July 2014.

Creator:
Killian, Archibald, 1933-
Stephens, Alexander Maxwell, 1988-
Date of Original:
2014-07-23
Collection:
Athens Oral History Project, 2014-2016
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes after trying to register at University of Georgia, 1961

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-09
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Charlayne Hunter returns to UGA campus after being suspended for safety against demonstrators, 1961

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-16
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Charlayne Hunter suspended from UGA as a safety precaution as students violently protest against integration, 1961

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-12
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Charlayne Hunter, first of two African American students admitted to UGA, is walked to class by campus officials, 1961

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-16
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Hamilton E. Holmes registering for classes at the University of Georgia as the first African American male admitted to the school, 1961

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-09
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Hamilton E. Holmes, one of the first two African-American students to integrate the University of Georgia (seated), with his father Alfred Holmes, Athens, Georgia, January 9, 1961.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1961-01-09
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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--Bootle to Tuttle to Black!-- / Baldy, 1961 Jan. 11.

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961-01-11
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--But freedom doesn't mean just anybody! / Baldy, [1974 Mar. 5].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1974-03-05
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--No tellin' what'll happen if you give 'em half a chance! / Baldy, [1963 Apr. 26].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1963-04-26
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Now-- What can I do for you fellows? / Baldy, 1961 June 7.

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961-06-07
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Big man on campus / Baldy, 1961 Jan. 13

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961-01-13
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

It's goin' down to the wire, folks-- It's toe to toe! / Baldy, [1963 Oct. 7].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1963-10-07
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Carl Sanders oral history interviews, 1986 August 5 and 12

Creator:
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
Date of Original:
1986-08-05
1986-08-12
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Joe Frank Harris oral history interviews, 1987 June 6 and August 5

Creator:
Harris, Joe Frank
Date of Original:
1987-06-06
1978-08-05
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Johnny Isakson oral history interview 1992 May 22

Creator:
Isakson, Johnny, 1944-
Date of Original:
1992-05-22
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Sybil Elizabeth Russell Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 January 25

Creator:
Vandiver, Betty Russell
Date of Original:
1994-01-25
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Herman Talmadge, 1986 April 28

Creator:
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Date of Original:
1986-04-28
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22

Creator:
Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
Date of Original:
1998-04-22
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Mary Frances Early

Creator:
Early, Mary Frances
Date of Original:
2007
Collection:
Goin' back : remembering UGA
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Baldowski Cartoon: UGA Desegregation

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Baldowski Cartoon: UGA Riots

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961-01-18
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Charlayne Hunter at UGA

Date of Original:
1961-01-16
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Charlayne Hunter-Gault (b. 1942)

Creator:
Nash, Amanda
Date of Original:
2004-03-29
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Claude Sitton

Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Desegregation of higher education

Creator:
Hatfield, Edward A.
Date of Original:
2008-05-28
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1961-01-09/1961-01-15
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1961-01-23/1961-01-26
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1950/1967
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1960-12
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Admin. Subject File

Creator:
Aderhold, Omer Clyde, 1899-1969
Date of Original:
1961-01-16/1961-01-20
Collection:
Omer Clyde Aderhold Papers
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library
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Aubrey Morris, 08 April 2009.

Creator:
Morris, Aubrey R., 1922-2010
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2009-04-08
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Elizabeth "Betty" Vandiver and Jane Kidd on Ernest Vandiver, 09 February 2007.

Creator:
Short, Bob, 1932
Vandiver, Betty Russell, 1925
Date of Original:
2007-02-09
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Hugh Gillis, 25 July 2008.

Creator:
Gillis, Hugh M.(Hugh Marion), 1918-2013
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2008-07-25
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Jim Minter, 06 October 2008.

Creator:
Minter, Jim
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2008-10-06
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Milton Jones, 19 March 2010.

Creator:
Jones, Milton, 1936
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2010-03-19
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Ray Moore, 23 April 2013.

Creator:
Moore, Ray, 1922
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2013-04-23
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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University of Georgia School Desegregation Educational Center bulletin, 1968

Creator:
University of Georgia. School Desegregation Educational Center
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Superintendents
Contributing Institution:
Fulton County Schools Archive

Dr. Ben Rucker interviewed by Ashley Carter, 25 July 2019.

Creator:
Rucker, Ben
Carter, Ashley
Date of Original:
2019-07-25
Collection:
UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Janis Ware interviewed by Ashley Carter, 27 September 2019.

Creator:
Ware, Janis
Carter, Ashley
Date of Original:
2019-09-27
Collection:
UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Ken Dious interviewed by Venus Jackson, 11 March 2020.

Creator:
Dious, Kenneth
Jackson, Venus
Date of Original:
2020-03-11
Collection:
UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Nawanna Lewis Miller interviewed by Ashley Carter, 30 June 2019.

Creator:
Miller, Nawanna Lewis
Carter, Ashley
Date of Original:
2019-06-30
Collection:
UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Oral history interview of Catherine Wiley

Creator:
Kyle, Glen
Wiley, Catherine, 1922-2008
Date of Original:
2004
Collection:
Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Oral history interview of Marion Foster Stegeman Hodgson

Creator:
Chandler, F. C.
Hodgson, Marion Foster Stegeman, 1921-
Date of Original:
2003-10-15
Collection:
Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Herbert Holmes interview

Creator:
Holmes, Herbert, 1944-
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-02-23
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Muriel Lokey interview

Creator:
Lokey, Muriel, 1922-2012
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-01-04
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

DR. HARRIS COMMENTS ON KING'S FUNERAL AND A NEW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN KING'S NAME

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1968-04-08
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American lawyers commenting on the University of Georgia's integration, students' replies to a reporter's questions, and African American students at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, 1961 January 9

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-09
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American student Charlayne Hunter walking on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, 1961 January

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, 1961 January 17

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-17
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American students arriving on campus as well as the reaction of white students at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, 1961 January 9

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-09
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of integration at the University of Georgia including crowds observing the arrival of African American students, students answering reporter's questions about integration and rioting in protest, and the African American students' return to Atlanta, Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, 1961 January 11

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-11
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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WSFA audiovisual item A068.0011

Date of Original:
1983-01-25/1983-01-27
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

"Crack Pot" Mail

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Desegregation Crisis Fraternity Material

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Desegregation Crisis Miscellaneous Notes, Etc

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Desegregation Crisis Propaganda Material

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Desegregation Crisis Report By Legislative Committee

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Desegregation Crisis Student Petitions, Meetings, Notices, Etc

Creator:
Tate, William, 1903-1980
Date of Original:
1961-01
Collection:
William Tate UGA Desegregation Files
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library
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