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Lucas, Benjamin

Authoritative Name:

Lucas, Benjamin

Biography:

Chair of the Board of Commissioners, Rome, GA, 1971. African American leaders in Rome worked with the Board of Commissioners, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Education in Rome, seeking to resolve grievances in the African American community.

Associated Subjects:

Lucas, Benjamin

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Ben Lucas, Board of Commissioners chair and an African American man discussing African American grievances in Rome, Georgia, 1971 September 2

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1971-09-02
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a civil rights demonstration as well as a press conference with Ben Lucas, chair of the Board of Commissioners, in Rome, Georgia, 1971 September 15

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1971-09-15
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection