Samuels, Rita Jackson

Authoritative Name:

Samuels, Rita Jackson

Biography:

Rita Jackson Samuels was the coordinator of the Governor's Council on Human Relations in Atlanta, Georgia during the tenure of governor Jimmy Carter. She initiated the installation of a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the state capitol.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Samuels, Rita Jackson

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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Oral history interview with Rita Jackson Samuels, April 30, 1974

Creator:

Samuels, Rita Jackson

Date of Original:

1974-04-30

Collection:

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

Oral histories of the American South (Georgia selections) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library

(1)

Oral history interview with Rita Jackson Samuels, April 30, 1974

Creator:

Samuels, Rita Jackson

Date of Original:

1974-04-30

Collection:

Oral histories of the American South (Georgia selections)

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library