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Subject Americus (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century

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1. Americus Movement

Creator:: Robins, Glenn
Date of Original:: 2008-02-29
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

2. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of comments made by Sumter County attorney Warren Fortson, Georgia Governor Carl Sanders, and two other unidentified people regarding recent racial conflicts in Americus, Georgia, 1965 August 4

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-08-04
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

3. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African Americans picketing against racial discrimination in Americus, Georgia, 1965 August 2

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-08-02
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

4. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of demonstrations and unsuccessful integration attempts at First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church in Americus, Georgia, 1965 August 1

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-08-01
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

5. WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an unidentified white man speaking of the possibility of federal voting registrars in Americus, Georgia, 1965 August

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-08-00
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

6. WSB-TV newsfilm clip of mayor T. Griffin Walker addressing the demands of the Sumter County Movement in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 31

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-31
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

7. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African Americans demonstrating against segregation in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 30

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-30
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

8. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African Americans demonstrating against segregation and reporter Tom Brokaw interviewing mayor T. Griffin Walker in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 29

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-29
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

9. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Lester Maddox promoting states' rights and segregation as he speaks to a white audience in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 29

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-29
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

10. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Lester Maddox speaking to a white audience, African Americans protest segregation, and newsman Tom Brokaw interviews mayor T. Griffin Walker in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 29

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-29
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

11. Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African Americans protesting for the release of arrested women in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 28

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-28
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

12. WSB-TV newsfilm clip of press conference with Reverend Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Reverend J. R. Campbell of the Sumter County Movement speaking about civil rights demonstrations in Americus, Georgia, 1965 July 26

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-07-26
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection