- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- Date of Original:
- 1992
- Subject:
- University of Georgia
Physicians--Georgia--Athens
African American physicians--Georgia--Athens
Men--Georgia--Athens
African American men--Georgia--Athens
Surgeons--Georgia--Athens
Orthopedists--Georgia--Athens
Women--Georgia--Athens
African American women--Georgia--Athens
Journalists--Georgia--Athens
African American journalists--Georgia--Athens
African American women journalists--Georgia--Athens
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Athens
Civil rights--Georgia--Athens
Segregation in education--Georgia--Atlanta
College integration--Georgia--Athens
Racism--Georgia--Athens
African Americans--Race discrimination
African Americans--Social conditions
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Georgia--Athens - People:
- Hunter-Gault, Charlayne
Holmes, Hamilton, 1941- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the students who desegregated the University of Georgia in 1961, returned in 1992 to speak at the first annual Holmes-Hunter lecture. Holmes, a prominent orthopedic surgeon in Atlanta until his death in 1995, was named the first African American member of the university foundation's board of trustees in 1983.
Photograph of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the students who desegregated the University of Georgia in 1961, in 1992 speaking at the first annual Holmes-Hunter lecture. They stand at a podium adorned with an image of the arches that serve as a symbol of the University of Georgia. Holmes, a prominent orthopedic surgeon in Atlanta until his death in 1995, was named the first African American member of the university foundation's board of trustees in 1983. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/hamilton-holmes-1941-1995/m-8733/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the University of Georgia Photographic Services
The University of Georgia owns the rights to all photographs in the UGA Photographic Services archives. Permission to use any of these photographs is limited to a one-time use for news purposes and internal UGA publications and promotions. Separate permission is required to use any of the archived photographs for any other purpose, including but not limited to, commercial, advertising or illustrative purposes
Courtesy of University of Georgia Photographic Services - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/hamilton-holmes-1941-1995
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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