- Collection:
- Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary collection, 1986-2006
- Title:
- Augusta Phillips interviewed by Mattie Hubbard, 26 October 2011.
- Creator:
- Phillips, Augusta
Hubbard, Mattie - Date of Original:
- 2011-10-26
- Subject:
- School integration--Law and legislation--United States
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia
Georgia
United States
School integration--Law and legislation - People:
- Phillips, Augusta
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Augusta Phillips was born in 1924. Phillips and her five brothers organized to improve the state of education in Oscilla, Georgia
Augusta Phillips is interviewed by her niece, Mattie Hubbard about her involvement with civil rights and community activism. Phillips discusses her brothers' involvement in the World War II effort. She recalls her brothers' fight for community needs in Ocilla, GA such as a school, improvement of living conditions, and other governmental help. Phillips discusses her brothers' efforts to teach masonry and carpentry to locals and explains the importance of these skills to the community. Phillips recalls her efforts in writing to the Department of Education to secure help for the community. She discusses the loan obtained which successfully built a new school and the continued efforts to persuade the Department of Education to build more schools. Phillips recalls the 1965 integration of schools and the involvement of SNCC. She discusses discrimination in other areas such as funeral homes and construction. Phillips recalls threats of lynching and the indifference shown by police. She mentions Coinonia Farm, CB King, and building houses near Americus. Phililps comments on "separate but equal" and Pleasant Grove First Baptist Church.
Interviewed by Mattie Hubbard. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL175OHD-015/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary Collection, OHD 015, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (69 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary collection, 1986-2006
http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL175OHD-ead.xml - Contributing Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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