- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. interview
- Creator:
- Hornsby, Jr., Dr. Alton
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2006-01-26
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
Race discrimination
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
Law enforcement--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports & recreation facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Education
Religion
Student movements--Georgia--Atlanta
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Price High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team)
Greasy Spoon Cafe (Atlanta, Ga.)
McCrory's Five & Dime Store
Atlanta University Center (Ga.)
Campbell County (Ga.) - People:
- Hornsby, Alton Parker, Sr.
Hornsby, Lillie Newton
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Futch, Ovid
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993
Hill, Jesse, 1926-2012 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Butts County, 33.28785, -83.95717
United States, Georgia, Butts County, Jackson, 33.29457, -83.96602 - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In the interview, Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. discusses his involvement in the Atlanta Student Movement. He recalls picketing businesses that would not sell to African Americans or only offered limited employment to black applicants. Hornsby describes his involvement with the march on the Georgia State Capitol in May of 1960; discusses his family background and growing up in Atlanta; and recalls his fight against segregated seating on public transportation. He ends the interview with his assessment of the leadership conflict between older and younger leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and recounts the historical context of race relations in Atlanta.
Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Booker T. Washington and Price High Schools and graduated from Morehouse College. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.016.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/56
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/UQ65NrVVQZ4
- Language:
- eng
- 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:
- 58:48 hours
- Original Collection:
- MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. interview
