Thompson, Ronnie
- Authoritative Name:
- Thompson, Ronnie
- Biography:
- Mayor of Macon, Georgia from 1967 to 1975. Known as "Machine Gun Ronnie."
- Associated Subjects:
- Thompson, Ronnie
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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--Don't shoot Ronne [sic]! I didn't say I couldn't support you Ronnie! I'm a loyal Repub-- I mean I'm not a loyal-- I mean-- I mean-- / Baldy, [ca. 1971]
- Creator:
- Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
- Date of Original:
- 1971
- 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
--Lester, I'll race you for it! / Baldy, [1974]
- Creator:
- Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
- Date of Original:
- 1974
- 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
I'm the Mayor! I'm the Governor! I'm stuck with it! / Baldy, [ca. 1970]
- Creator:
- Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- 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
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a meeting between the Bibb County Board of Commissioners and members of a special committee of the local branch of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) urging equal employment opportunities for African Americans; also Mayor Ronnie Thompson speaks to a meeting of the Optimists Club, Macon, Georgia, 1971 July 20
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1971-07-20
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a political cartoon drawn by Bill Daniels portraying Georgia governor Lester Maddox and Macon mayor Ronnie Thompson protesting school integration at the expense of a child in Georgia, 1970 February
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1970-02-00
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of parents taking their children to the Joseph Neel school following court-ordered student transfers to achieve integration in Macon, Georgia, 1970 February 16
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1970-02-16
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of reporter Jim Whipkey commenting on community race relations; also an interracial meeting between white and African American leaders following the shooting death of an African American man by a white policeman in Macon, Georgia, 1971 July 6
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1971-07-06
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection