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The collection consists of six audiocassette tapes from the Black history at noon oral history series held in the 1970s and organized by the Special Collections Dept. of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System and covers conducting periodical research, an introduction to the rare book collection, and information on noted African American author Richard Wright.

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The series of recordings of Atlanta Fulton Public Library's Oral history discussion series in 1997 treats the involvement of Atlanta University students in the Civil Rights movement and more specifically in the Atlanta University Student Movement. The former students discussed picket lines, sit-ins, the student leaders, and the appeal for human rights. The speakers also include lawyers who supported the students during their protests.

Overview The Lucille V. Hill Papers contain items from 1942 to 1994 created by or about Lucille V. Hill and her son, James A. Hill, Jr., of Oregon. The collection includes invitations, certificates, newspaper articles, yearbooks from Tuskegee Institute, plaques, photographs, a scrapbook, event programs, videotapes and audiotapes, books, artifacts, high school newsletters, political campaign materials, and photographs.The collection documents Lucille Hill's involvement in community...

Overview The National Black Arts Festival collection consists of items from the years 1988 through 1998 and contains commemorative textiles including tee shirts, caps, sweatshirts, and canvas tote bags, as well as ephemera such as buttons, compact disc recordings, program guides, brochures, exhibit catalogs and guides, fliers, promotional packages, annual reports, essays, pamphlets, clipings, poetry, audiocassette tapes, photographs, financial records, administrative records, correspondence, folk...

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The collection consists of photographs, slides, an audiotape recording of a visit through the Norwood community, and creative writings of the students, including "Change Agent Stories" and original poems about the Thomasville Heights community created between 1995 and 1996.

Overview The collection, spanning from 1956 to 1994, consists of works in print written by and about T. M. Alexander, Sr., as well as an audiocassette, photographs, plaques, posters, and correspondence covering his professional, political, civil rights, and community involvement. Of special note are the unpublished manuscript, an account of T. M. Alexander, Sr.'s role in the civil rights movement in Montgomery and Atlanta, and insurance policies granted to Montgomery churches between 1956 and 1957....