Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886 Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Search this
United States Navy, American, founded 1775 Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867 Search this
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s Search this
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984 Search this
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984 Search this
Rufus Early Clement, American, 1900 - 1967 Search this
Atlanta Student Movement, American, founded 1960 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 33 min., 48 sec.
Total: 242.2 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 29, 2013
Description:
The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.90.1a, 2011.174.90.1b, 2011.174.90.1c, 2011.174.90.1d, 2011.174.90.1e, 2011.174.90.1f, 2011.174.90.1g, 2011.174.90.1h, 2011.174.90.1i, 2011.174.90.1j, 2011.174.90.1k.
Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls his stint in the U.S. Navy, his years as a student at Morehouse College, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Atlanta in the 1960s. He also remembers his relationships with older African American leaders in Atlanta, including Martin Luther King, Sr., the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mays, and Rufus Clement, and the various boycotts and protests staged by the Atlanta Student Movement while he was its director.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
