- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Benjamin Mays
- Date of Original:
- 1894/1984
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
College presidents--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college administrators--Georgia--Atlanta
Windows--Georgia--Atlanta
Educators--Georgia--Atlanta
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
Eyeglasses--Georgia--Atlanta
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- After a period of decline during the 1930s, Morehouse College emerged as a thriving institution under the guidance of Benjamin Mays, who served as the school's president from 1940 until 1967. During his tenure, Mays encouraged both faculty and students, including the young Martin Luther King Jr., to become involved in the civil rights movement.
Photograph of Benjamin Mays. He rests his chin on his left hand. He holds his eyeglasses.
Mays was the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 until his retirement in 1967. He was also a significant mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and was among the most articulate and outspoken critics of segregation before the rise of the modern civil rights movement in the United States. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/morehouse-college/m-8917/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Morehouse College
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/morehouse-college
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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