United States Navy, American, founded 1775 Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990 Search this
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s Search this
Meet the Press, American, founded 1947 Search this
Laurie Pritchett, American, 1926 - 2000 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 32 min., 47 sec.
Total: 178.08 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 26, 2011
Description:
The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.41.1a, 2011.174.41.1b, 2011.174.41.1c, 2011.174.41.1d, 2011.174.41.1e, and 2011.174.41.1f.
William Anderson, D.O. recalls growing up in Americus, Georgia, serving in the navy during World War II, and his friendships with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy. He remembers opening his osteopath practice in Albany, Georgia, becoming a leader of the Albany Movement, and supporting protesters from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He discusses his several arrests with King and Abernathy, appearing on Meet the Press, the closing of all public facilities in Albany, and his later friendship with Sheriff Laurie Pritchett.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
