- Collection:
- Southline Press, Inc. Photographs
- Title:
- Tyrone Brooks
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date of Original:
- 1985
- Subject:
- Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Brooks, Tyrone
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portrait of Georgia State Senator Tyrone Brooks.
Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. (1945- ) is a civil rights activist who began working for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as a volunteer at the age of fifteen. He became a full-time staff member to the organization in 1967 and later became its Communications Director. In 1980, Brooks was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and continues to serve as a Georgia legislator, representing District 63, which encompasses parts of Douglas and Fulton Counties. Brooks is President of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials and is a member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 158.01.02
ahc158001002a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/southline/id/174
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/southline:174/manifest.json
- 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.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in. color print
- Original Collection:
- Southline Press, Inc. Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
Tyrone Brooks
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