Dublin Core
Title
Interview with Grace Towns Hamilton
Subject
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Description
Interview with Grace Towns Hamilton, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. This interview addresses Hamilton's work to improve community leadership and the political representation for African Americans in Atlanta's city, county, and state governments. As the first African American woman elected to the Georgia legislature, Hamilton held many roles during the civil rights movement. She was instrumental in Atlanta's Urban League, the Citizens Committee on Public Education, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, and Atlanta City Charter, just to name a few.
Creator
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Source
MS450
Publisher
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
Date
8/19/85
Contributor
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Rights
The Georgia Tech Archives has made every effort to secure proper permissions from the copyright holders for providing online access to this interview. In this instance, however, it has not been possible to contact all of the current copyright owners. If you have information regarding the copyright owners, please contact us at archives@library.gatech.edu.
Format
Audio/mpeg
Language
en
Type
Sound
Identifier
MS450_014
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interviewee
Hamilton, Grace Towns
Original Format
Audio cassette, DVD, WAV
Duration
0:54:34
Bit Rate/Frequency
128 kbps
Time Summary
0:54:34