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African American legislators -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Grace Towns Hamilton maps and photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS35
Scope and Content The collection contains images of Grace Towns Hamilton, her family, special events, and other public officials. The bulk of the collection features Hamilton posed with public officials including: Governor Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congressman Andrew Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, Coretta Scott King, Atlanta University President Benjamin E. Mays, and U.S. Congressman Julian Bond. Also included are photographs of Atlanta homes of the 1960s; African-American Navy yard workers (1940s); the...
Dates: 1882-1984, undated

The Atlanta Community Network magazine, fall 1987 issue

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS967f
Scope and Contents This collection contains the fall 1987 edition of The Atlanta Community Network magazine. It covers issues pertaining to Georgia State Senator Hildred W. Shumake Jr.’s constituency. Articles include the legacy of University Homes, the first public housing units in the United States for African Americans; reflections from Agnes White, a volunteer at Grady Memorial Hospital; the consequences of Georgia Power's construction of the Vogtle nuclear power plant;...
Dates: 1987