King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Civil Rights Movement collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS748f
Scope and Content
This collection contains fliers, pamphlets, mailouts, and statements from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia. Subjects addressed in the documents include racial relations in the south, school segregation, African-American voting, civil rights demonstrations, and memorials to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some materials in this collection pre-date the recognized beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, in 1954. Of particular note is a handbill from Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to boycot...
Dates:
1934-1991, undated
Grace Towns Hamilton maps and photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS35
Scope and Content
The collection contains images of Grace Towns Hamilton, her family, special events, and other public officials. The bulk of the collection features Hamilton posed with public officials including: Governor Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congressman Andrew Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, Coretta Scott King, Atlanta University President Benjamin E. Mays, and U.S. Congressman Julian Bond. Also included are photographs of Atlanta homes of the 1960s; African-American Navy yard workers (1940s); the...
Dates:
1882-1984, undated
Suzanne Anderson photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS405
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images Suzanne Anderson took of Atlanta and metro Atlanta areas, prominent figures, and sporting events. Suzanne Anderson submitted most of the photos to Atlanta Magazine. The bulk of the images depict a two-year project in which Anderson photographed Atlanta Police Department crime scenes, patrol work, funerals, and outreach events. The collection also features photographs of major Atlanta and national figures, including Ralph David...
Dates:
1970-1999, undated
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- African American soldiers 1
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- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
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- African Americans -- Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Aerial views 1
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- Civil rights movements -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century 1
- Diners (Restaurants) -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
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- Football -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Football teams -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Fulton County (Ga.) 1
- Georgia -- Politics and government 1
- Lynchings -- 1940-1950 1
- Marching bands -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Marietta, (Ga.) 1
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- Protest movements -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
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