- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Title:
- Willie Ricks interview (Part 1 of 2)
- Creator:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
Merritt, Carole - Publisher:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Date of Original:
- 2006-01-24
- Subject:
- African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
Race discrimination
Race relations
African Americans
Police
Police--Georgia
Politics & government--Georgia
Religion
Education
Transportation
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Howard High School (Chattanooga, Tenn.) - People:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
Vivian, C. T.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Luizzo, Viola
Cooley, John
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Bogolman, Dorothy
Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Willie Ricks describes his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement beginning in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He participated in the movement in several southern locations: Albany, Georgia, Lowndes County, Alabama, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Montgomery, Alabama. Ricks also describes the conflict between SCLC and SNCC and the differences between each organization.
Civil Rights activist, Willie Ricks, also known as Mukasa Dada, was a community organizer, leader, and a member of SNCC. Ricks was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His parents were born in a plantation area of Alabama near Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He actively planned and organized sit-ins, marches and public demonstrations throughout Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 180.025.001
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/69
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/1TaUuj5_XMc
- 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:
- 2:02:18 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:
-
Willie Ricks interview (Part 1 of 2)
