- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- John and Mary Glustrom interview
- Creator:
- Glustrom, John and Mary
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2006-05-12
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
African Americans--Civil rights
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights
Civil rights leaders--Georgia
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights movements
Education
Education--Georgia--Atlanta
Race discrimination
Race relations
Race relations--Georgia--Atlanta
School children--Georgia--Atlanta
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Schools--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1950-1960
Women's rights--1970-1980
Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Emory University
Help Our Public Education (Atlanta, Ga.)
Yale University
League of Women Voters of Georgia - People:
- Glustrom, John, 1916-2008
Glustrom, Mary
Calhoun, John H., 1900-1988
Hollowell, Donald L., 1917-2004
Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, 44.97997, -93.26384 - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, John and Mary Glustrom discuss their active role in civil rights activities and school desegregation in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple recalls their family and educational backgrounds, John’s experience as an Army engineer during World War II, and Mary’s involvement with Help Our Public Education (HOPE) and the League of Women Voters. John served as the treasurer of the Georgia Council on Human Relations (GCHR) for 20 years. The Glustroms ends the interview with their assessment of race relations in Atlanta.
John Glustrom (1916-2008) was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was an Army engineer during World War II. Mary Glustrom was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1938. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.013.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/65
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/IyHKyTivFVc
- 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:
- 01:01:55 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:
-
John and Mary Glustrom interview
