Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000

Authoritative Name:
Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000
Biography:
Police chief of Albany, Georgia from 1959-1966, Pritchett used the tactic of nonviolence to thwart the efforts of the Albany Movement. After leaving Albany, he served as chief of police in High Point, North Carolina, until his retirement in 1975.
Associated Subjects:
Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000
Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000--Interviews
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Trailways lunch counter sit-in

Creator:
Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:
Carnegie Museum of Art

Albany Movement

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Albany Movement

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Slater King and Laurie Pritchett

Date of Original:
1961/1962
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Slater King and the Albany Movement

Date of Original:
1961/1962
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

WALB newsfilm clip of African Americans arrested for participating in a night march, Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 21

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-21
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WALB newsfilm clip of African Americans arrested for picketing in downtown Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 28

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-28
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WALB newsfilm clip of African Americans arrested for picketing in downtown Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 28

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-28
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WALB newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraging an audience in their pursuit of civil rights in Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Date of Original:
1962-07
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WALB newsfilm clip of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy leading a kneel-in and being arrested in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 27

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-27
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WALB newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett arresting ministers from New York and Chicago participating in a kneel-in in front of city hall in Albany, Georgia, 1962 August 28

Creator:
WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-08-28
Collection:
WALB Newsfilm
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American civil rights workers, Georgia National Guardsmen, and city officials in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-12-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Albany Movement lawyers at the Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia and of a mass meeting protesting the conviction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy in Shiloh Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a mass meeting as well as a civil rights march and the arrest of marchers in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-12-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy praying in front of city hall and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Carl Sanders issuing a public press statement from Albany, Georgia, 1962 July

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of a civil rights march and resulting arrest; civil rights preachers and local officials speaking at mass meetings; groups of Albany city officials as well as civil rights leaders entering the federal courthouse; and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy at a press conference in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of civil rights movement leaders speaking to a mass meeting as well as other scenes typical of the Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, 1962

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-00-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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