Bill Wilson photographs, 1938-1979, undated
Photographs of civil rights demonstrations in Vine City, the integration of Murphy High School, the Sibley Commission, and Atlanta-based civil rights leaders such as Julian Bond and Ralph Abernathy from 1938 to 1979.
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Creator
Wilson, Bill, 1914-1993
Publisher
Bill Wilson Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.
Date of Original
1938/1979
Subject
Photographers--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia--Politics and government
Atlanta (Ga.)--Pictorial works
Agriculture--Georgia
Journalism, Pictorial
Photojournalism--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Vine City (Atlanta, Ga.)
School integration--Georgia
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
Murphy High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools
People
Wilson, Bill, 1914-1993
Bond, Julian, 1940-
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
William Bryan Wilson (1914-1993) was born in Henry County, Ga. His family moved to Atlanta in 1923 where he remained for the rest of his life. He graduated from Technological High School in 1932 and went on to study Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech while working at night for the Associated Press. Wilson worked for the Atlanta Constitution from 1937-1942, and then volunteered for the Navy during World War II and worked as a photographer. Following the war, Wilson returned to Atlanta where he worked for the Atlanta Journal until he retired in 1979. In 1953, Wilson won several national awards for a photograph he took of the family of Korean War Prisoner of War, J.P. Love upon his return to the United States., Civil rights images include demonstrations in Vine City, the integration of Murphy High School, the Sibley Commission, and Atlanta-based civil rights leaders such as Julian Bond and Ralph Abernathy.
Contributing Institution
Atlanta History Center
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