Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, American, born 1973 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 30 min., 35 sec.
Total: 31.68 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Terrell County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 9, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.17462.1a and 2011.174.62.1b.
In this short interview, Lucius Holloway, Sr., and Emma Kate Holloway describe their experiences in Terrell County, Georgia. They discuss their childhood memories of Southwest Georgia, and how they came to meet and marry. The remainder of the interview focuses on their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, the harassment they faced from white supremacists, and their role in registering black voters.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress