- Title:
- Herbert T. Jenkins photographs
- Contributor to Resource:
- Rogers, Kenneth G., 1907-1989
Wilson, Bill, (William Bryan), 1914-1993
Carl Dixon Studio (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lane Brothers Photography News Service (Atlanta, Ga.)
Kislek Photographer (Atlanta, Ga.) - Date of Original:
- 1893/1975
- Subject:
- Jenkins, Herbert T.
Police--Georgia--Atlanta
African American police--Georgia--Atlanta
Police chiefs--Georgia--Atlanta
Riots--Georgia--Atlanta
Neighborhood--Georgia--Atlanta
Police--Uniforms--Georgia--Atlanta--History--19th century
United States. Kerner Commission
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Allen, Ivan, 1911-
Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Police training--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Dept.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Police--History
Race riots--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
photographs - Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- The collection consists of photographs connected with Herbert Jenkins; the bulk of the collection documents Jenkins' professional career. Images of note include 30 photographs of the Summerhill race riot (1966); First Community Officers (1968); Negro School Traffic Policewomen (1950); and the first African-American patrolmen (1948).
Herbert Turner Jenkins (20 March 1907 - 20 July 1990) was born in Lithonia GA and became an Atlanta police officer at the age of 24. On 2 February 1947, Mayor William B. Hartsfield appointed him chief of police, a position he held until 1972. During the 1960s, Jenkins worked closely with Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., to ensure Atlanta's safety during times of racial and social unrest. It is generally believed that Jenkins' approach, to accommodate civil rights activists, spared Atlanta from the serious riots seen in other cities. In 1967, Jenkins was the only Southerner named by President Lyndon Johnson to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. His wife Margie Mason Jenkins died in February 1987; together they had two sons, James and Herbert Jenkins, Jr. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/Jenkins
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Original Collection:
- Herbert T. Jenkins photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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