Atlanta Negro Voters League
The Atlanta Negro Voters League (ANVL) was a bipartisan political organization started by Black leaders in 1949 to form a united front to maximize the...
Category : Civil Rights
John Wesley Dobbs
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Often referred to as the unofficial mayor of Auburn Avenue, John Wesley Dobbs was one of several distinguished African American civic and political leaders who...
Emory Douglas
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Emory Douglas is an American artist, best known for his work as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the...
Freedom Singers
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During the early 1960s the Freedom Singers, from Albany, performed throughout the country to raise funds for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and to...
William G. Anderson
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During the early 1960s, William G. Anderson received national attention as the president of the Albany Movement. Thereafter, he distinguished himself as an osteopathic physician,...
Slater King
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Civil rights activist Slater King was a successful real estate broker who focused his entrepreneurial skills on farsighted plans to help African Americans in Albany...
Laurie Pritchett
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As police chief of Albany, Georgia, Laurie Pritchett gained national attention when he effectively thwarted the efforts of the Albany Movement in 1961–1962. Pritchett’s nonviolent...
The Albany Movement
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The Albany Movement began in fall 1961 and ended in summer 1962. It was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights era to...
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an esteemed journalist and author who has made significant contributions to the field of media and communications. With a career spanning several...
Hamilton Holmes
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Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. One of the first two African American students admitted to UGA in 1961,...