- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Lonnie King, 28 September 2009.
- Creator:
- King, Lonnie
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2009-09-28
- Subject:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Civil rights movements--Georgia
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia
Freedom Rides, 1961
Education--Georgia
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights movements
Education
Georgia - People:
- King, Lonnie C., 1936-
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Lonnie King discusses growing up in Arlington, Georgia. He recalls experiencing racism from a young age and his parents' secret participation in NAACP activities. King reflects on his time in the Navy and the racism he experienced there. King recalls his friendship with Julian Bond and participating in the Greensboro sit-ins. He explains how the idea to write "An Appeal for Human Rights" came up and the circumstances surrounding its publication. King discusses the difficulty of recruiting and training nonviolent students. King explains how the Appeal took a different approach to civil rights than the NAACP and describes how the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was founded and organized. King explains his friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr., and SNCC's relationship with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King reflects on a situation where he and Martin Luther King, Jr. were arrested for protesting at Rich's Department Store. He describes how the Kennedys' involvement in the arrest influenced African American voting nationwide. King also describes several class action lawsuits that were significant to the Civil Rights Movement. King discusses the crippled education system in some areas heavily populated by African Americans and explains the importance of programs such as Teach for America. He also recalls the circumstances surrounding Freedom Rides. King recalls several problems experienced within SNCC and the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement.
Lonnie King was born in Arlington, Georgia. He was raised in Atlanta and served in the U.S. Navy. He left the Navy in 1957, returned to Atlanta, and earned his degree from Morehouse College. In 1960 he was present at the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at Shaw University. On March 9, 1960, King and SNCC published An Appeal for Human Rights as an advertisement in various Atlanta newspapers. A critical document of the Civil Rights Movement, the Appeal called for complete racial desegregation by peaceful and nonviolent means. King has taught at Georgia State University.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-086/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):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 086, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (93 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Contributing Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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