- Collection:
- Athens Oral History Project, 2014-2016
- Title:
- Bennie McKinley interviewed by Alexander Stephens, 11 July 2014.
- Creator:
- McKinley, Bennie, 1945-
Stephens, Alexander Maxwell, 1988- - Contributor to Resource:
- Stephens, Alexander Maxwell, 1988-
- Date of Original:
- 2014-07-11
- Subject:
- Georgia--Athens
African American women--Georgia--Athens
Segregation--Georgia
Georgia
Segregation
African American women - People:
- McKinley, Bennie, 1945-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- McKinley discusses her early life and education in Athens, Georgia. She talks about how the expansion of the University of Georgia forced her family to move from their original home. She remembers her early experiences with segregation. She describes the local civil rights movement that led to the integration of restaurants and stores and discusses the strategies that she and other activists employed. McKinley comments on the role of Hot Corner as a safe space for protesters and discusses some of the female leaders from African American communities in Athens. She talks about the process of desegregation in Athens, the ways in which racism persists, and her life after high school. She explains her interest in teaching young people about the work that she and other people of her generation did in order to end segregation.
Bennie McKinley was born in Athens, Georgia, in 1945. She grew up in segregated neighborhoods in Athens, including Lyndontown, Rocksprings, and Broadacres. McKinley attended Reese Street School and Athens High and Industrial School. As a high school student, she was part of a group of teenagers who led a nonviolent direct action movement to force the integration of local restaurants and shops. After graduating high school, she worked in retail for many years and at the University of Georgia.
Interviewed by Alexander Stephens. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL361AOHP-001/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):
- Athens Oral History Project, AOHP 002, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (52 min.) : digital, stereo
- Original Collection:
- Athens Oral History Project
http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL361AOHP-ead.xml - Contributing Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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