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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project consists of 175 oral history interviews relating to the personal and political life of Richard B. Russell. Interviewees include members of the Russell family, his staff and interns, other senators and public figures, and friends. The primary interviewer was Hugh Cates, a public relations manager at Southern Bell and secretary of the Russell Foundation (1977-1981). Most of the interviews were recorded between 1971 and 1979, but the majority during 1971 after Senator Russell's death. Other interviewers include: William Stueck, Karen Kelly, Barboura Raesly, Robert G. Stephens, Jr., Dwight L. Freshley, Tom Jackson, Angus Hepburn, and Russell Library staff. Interviews provide insight into Senator Russell's political career as State Representative, Governor, and U.S. Senator, his views on various topics such as civil rights and Vietnam, and his personality and family life.<br /><br /><a href="http://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=23&type=&tags=OHMS&featured=&subcollections=0&subcollections=1&submit_search=Search+for+items">View all OHMS indexed interviews in this collection here.</a>
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5.3 Interview with Ivan Allen, February 17, 1971 RBRL216RBROH-108 RBRL216RBROH Richard B. Russell, Jr. Oral History Project Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Ivan Allen Hugh Cates oral history 1:|12(3)|22(4)|35(7)|49(5)|64(3)|77(2)|89(12)|99(9)|113(8)|121(9)|134(7)|148(3)|156(9)|166(3)|172(7)|183(13)|197(3)|210(10)|225(4)|238(1)|248(3)|266(1)|286(11)|312(3) 0 Kaltura video < ; iframe id=" ; kaltura_player" ; src=" ; https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/1727411/sp/172741100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/26879422/partner_id/1727411?iframeembed=true& ; playerId=kaltura_player& ; entry_id=1_76ip1cgt& ; flashvars[localizationCode]=en& ; flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true& ; flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical& ; flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false& ; flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder& ; flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true& ; & ; wid=1_6heuqirn" ; width=" ; 400" ; height=" ; 285" ; allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen allow=" ; autoplay * ; fullscreen * ; encrypted-media *" ; frameborder=" ; 0" ; title=" ; Kaltura Player" ; > ; < ; /iframe> ; 10 Father's involvement with Senator Russell Mayor Allen, would you mind telling me how you first met the senator or got to know him on a personal basis? campaigns ; Governor Hardeman ; Hugh Peterson ; Ivan Allen, Sr. ; reform ; reorganization 17 377 Russell's contributions to Georgia / Atlanta's urban development in the 1960s I would like to comment on what I think is really the greatest contribution to the state that Senator Russell has made... City of Atlanta ; family legacy ; federal assistance ; housing ; leadership ; mayors ; Model Cities Grant ; rebuilding ; revitalization ; urban renewal 17 781 Russell on the race issue I had communication from the White House... civil rights ; equal opportunity ; race ; recommendations ; segregation 17 1097 Russell's relationship with the Democratic Party / Russell's personal life Do you have any personal knowledge as to how much the president, President Johnson, relied upon his good friend Senator Russell? Democratic Party ; Dixiecrats ; nominations ; Southern senators 17 CATES: This is Hugh Cates. I' ; m in the office of former Atlanta mayor, Ivan Allen, and today is February 17, 1971. Mayor Allen, would you mind telling me how you first met the Senator or got to know him on a personal basis? ALLEN: I would have a difficult time to recall my first meeting with Senator Russell. I probably knew him through my father' ; s [Ivan Allen, Sr.] friendship with the Senator which began in the twenties when Dick Russell first came to Atlanta as a young legislator. My father' ; s intimacy with him through the years began to develop at that time. My father had served in the state legislature in the late teens and was then still vitally interested in the affairs of the state. Governor [Lamartine Griffin] Hardman had appointed Daddy as head of a government reform commission which--and the commission included Hugh Peterson, Sr., and when Senator Russell was elected governor, he asked Hugh Peterson to head up a similar commission and they adopted the report that had been made by the commission that my father had headed up in 1929. And this, of course, was the first major accomplishment of Governor Russell in the short interim that he served as governor--and that was the reform and reorganization of the state government. He and my father were extremely close friends. Daddy' ; s later association with him through the years included several appointments which the Senator offered my father as head of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a volunteer position--I mean, not a paid position, full time position, but as chairman of the board of that bank, an honorary position--and Daddy was closely associated with the Senator during the Senator' ; s early years in Washington, D.C. It happened that Senator Russell and I were fraternity brothers in the SAE [Sigma Alpha Epsilon] fraternity and through the years as my opportunity to participate in both state and local affairs here began to develop, I had more and more opportunity to know him personally and to increase my high respect for his capabilities. CATES: Mayor, do you have any personal story that you could recount concerning these fraternity encounters with the SAE fraternity? ALLEN: Well, he was always, I would say, most patient and self-sacrificing in his relationship with old friends and old associations. On a number of occasions he would come to our annual parties ; on several occasions he came out to our home where Mrs. [Louise Richardson] Allen and I have hosted a large party for the SAE fraternity in the fall of each year, and several occasions the Senator was kind enough, being in the state, to come to that party and participate in it. So, all of these things added up to a very close personal relationship. CATES: I know you were too young, but did your father participate in any definite way in the governor' ; s administration when he [Russell] was governor of Georgia for a short period? ALLEN: I don' ; t know of specific instances. Daddy was very active in many things and was part of the Russell support in the state, and I expect was a major participant in the Russell campaign of 1936, 1938--I think it was 1936 when the campaign was run. [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt, Russell, [Eurith Dickinson] Rivers was [sic] the three R' ; s, and it--of course, I think Daddy was finance chairman for the whole campaign for the state at that time. I don' ; t recall any specific instances of assignments that he had actually during the very short tenure that the Senator was governor of the state. CATES: I believe you had mentioned before the interview started that your father had written a book about the reorganization of state government that Governor Russell did while he was in office. Would you mind recounting something from this book? ALLEN: Well, perhaps it' ; d be best to relate what Daddy says about it in his book, and he says, " ; Hardman was succeeded by Richard B. Russell, Jr. Ordinarily the plan[s] to one administration are quickly filed in the trash basket by the succeeding one, but Allen' ; s reorganization plan was so obviously good that it proved exception to this general rule. Shortly after his inauguration Russell wrote to Allen,' ; Your label in the reorganization bill has sown the seed that I feel will enable us to accomplish this great reform. In Georgia, I shall devote every effort to securing the reorganization and simplification of our governmental machinery, and I agree with you that it is one of the most important things in the life of our state.' ; Governor Russell appointed a new commission headed by Mr. Hugh Peterson who had served on the first one. Some changes in detail of the proposal as originally submitted were made mainly in connection with the Board of Regents for the University system of Georgia, but the reorganization which took place during Russell' ; s term in office was essentially that which the first commission had outlined." ; So, I think, you can see that here was the work that went on over a number of years. Obviously, the Senator had participated in it indirectly through Mr. Peterson who was his relative and who understood state affairs and obviously the guiding hand of the Russell family--which, I think, is the great strength of that family. What they had contributed to the state over the years was instrumental in developing this reorganizational plan which was the last time that the state government was satisfactorily reorganized--so, that' ; s some forty years ago. CATES: Right. ALLEN: I would like to comment on what I think is really the greatest contribution to the state that Senator Russell has made--and not in terms of any specific legislation or act while Senator or while serving at the national level. To me, the most remarkable thing about the Russell family is that through really inex--exceeding the lim--the span of two generations the family has contributed, both with the Senator' ; s father and with himself and with some of his younger relatives who are coming along. You can say that the Russell family has given to the state great leadership of a high degree of intelligence and integrity over a longer span of time than any other family in the history of the state, and this requires a certain form of dedication that is rarely ever seen--where one family, both in the Senator' ; s father who was active in the political affairs of the state and then became, I think, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and then Senator Russell starting in the middle twenties, perhaps as early as 1925, I guess, when he first came into the Legislature here and then on through the period, till the period of, till the time of his death--that there has never been a record of another family contributing in an intelligent and dignified way consistent leadership over such a great period of time. And to me, this is by far the most remarkable thing about the Russell contributions, is its continuity of leadership in a decent, honorable, and intelligent fashion. CATES: Did you know the Senator' ; s father and mother? ALLEN: No, I did not. Only by--when the Judge--I knew him only by name ; [I] never did have the pleasure of knowing him personally. CATES: When did you first have dealings in an official capacity with Senator Russell? ALLEN: Well, of course, my actually official dealings came after I was elected mayor of Atlanta and the cities were in, of course, in a number of crises during the sixties. I guess this was the time when all of a sudden mayors became permanent posts in the political set-up of the country ; mayors hadn' ; t ever been hardly acknowledged until the sixties when the troubles of the nation moved into the urban centers, and then all of a sudden mayors found themselves, not by their own desire but by the circumstances, elevated into a position of permanent leadership. I soon came to the conclusion that the best and most able help that I could get for the city of Atlanta, both financially and in the field of ideal leadership, was at the national level, and so our association and friendship developed very rapidly as it was necessary for me to move towards the Washington level. Of course, Senator Russell and his office and his staff were highly cooperative ; the Senator had developed--which he may have had all along, but certainly by--at this point he had developed an awareness of the nation that made him ideally suited to serve as a representative at the national level, and he had an awareness and an understanding of the needs of the city, although he came from a rural section. By this time, there can' ; t be any question but what he thoroughly understood the nation as a whole, and in every instance in which I would call on him for assistance in Atlanta, I received excellent cooperation. CATES: In what specific way did he help you as mayor of Atlanta? ALLEN: Well, one way was advice, which he freely gave to me, as to the best methods by which we could make approaches to secure federal assistance and federal programs--not only in the field of advice, but as an active participant in securing the model cities grant for Atlanta and stepping up the, in getting one of the first major grants for the economic opportunity or War on Poverty program here and securing the necessary funds to carry out urban renewal projects, which was the great rebuilding catalyst that was used in the city here, and to secure the necessary funds for low income housing units. You see, nearly all the programs to rebuild the cities are federal programs, and therefore, it was at the federal level that we received the help that made it possible for us to lay the foundations for, really, the rebirth and regrowth of the cities. CATES: I see. Did the Senator ever call you after some particular trying time during your administration? The thing that comes to mind is everybody will remember the time that you were atop a car, and we were having this racial flare up, and you were almost thrown bodily to the ground. Did the Senator ever contact you after such an incident to offer any suggestions? ALLEN: Yes, he was very generous in his praise of that situation, and [he] either wrote or called me ; I don' ; t recall which. We had a conversation in which he was generous enough to say that he thought I handled it in--the words he used was " ; in courageous fashion," ; and of course, I was very grateful for this. There were other instances ; I would have to stop and specifically think about one or two other instances. Equally interesting to me was in about 1964, 1965, 1966, somewhere along in there, I had communication from the White House to call on Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges. It was obvious that it was for the purpose of offering me a national appointment, and Senator Russell was in Atlanta that day and contacted me and said, " ; Look, they' ; re calling you to Washington for, to offer you a very important position ; and I' ; m not going to advise you as to whether you should take it or not, but I do want you to know that they have consulted with me about it, and I have given them a very high recommendation on your qualifications." ; The position, I did not accept because my responsibility was in Atlanta, but this is indication of Russell' ; s breadth of understanding because at this point he and I were not necessarily thinking alike on the matters of the racial issue. Senator Russell' ; s position on the racial issue as far as I could detect was one of opposition to any basic changes in the old segregated practices ; however, his position in this I always interpreted different from what I did many other people who were opposed to what was called equal opportunity and privilege for Negro people, because his position was one of complete sincerity and he was not reluctant to discuss it, nor did he attempt to evade and try to hide the position. [tape stops and starts again] I would say that Russell' ; s position was one of sincerity in which he actually believed that black people were a separate class and simply could not be brought into the full mainstream of American society. That--he didn' ; t use it as a political vehicle nor did he use it in the form of racism. It was just a very deep underlying conviction of his, a sincere conviction ; and there' ; s a great difference between a man who' ; s--who basically--that was the way Russell was raised, that was his background and that was the way he felt ; and this, I always could understand. He was not violent or politically motivated in these feelings. CATES: How do you think the black citizens of Georgia regarded Senator Russell? ALLEN: My guess would be that they held him in esteem even though he opposed their desire for American citizenship. I really feel that they felt that it was a matter of sincere difference of views--not for any other reason. CATES: How often did Senator Russell, say, visit in Atlanta to the extent that he was really aware of Atlanta' ; s problems? ALLEN: Oh, I really don' ; t know how much the Senator was here because he was in and out so many times. He was in and out of Atlanta so much that he didn' ; t go through the normal conventional process of notifying the mayor' ; s office, as normally a United States Senator coming into a city will notify the mayor' ; s office, but he--this was part of his home and he never, naturally, never followed that custom. He was just part of Atlanta, and he was in and out of here all the time. CATES: Much has been said about the differing political philosophy between the two friends, Senator Russell and President [Lyndon Baines] Johnson ; would you comment about this please? ALLEN: Yes, I would say that, simply, that Johnson changed his views ; his views were probably the same as Russell' ; s at one time. As Johnson moved on upward in the federal government, he became convinced of the civil rights issue as well as certain other liberal tendencies, and he changed his position, and Russell stuck to his original convictions ; and this was one of the oddities because certainly there was a great gap between Russell and Johnson, although there was an intimate, close friendship. It was simply again the fact that when a man' ; s convictions are sincere, it' ; s possible to have broad differences in views and still be friends. When his convictions are less than sincere then it--I guess friendship is almost impossible. CATES: Do you have any personal knowledge as to how much the President, President Johnson relied upon his good friend Senator Russell? ALLEN: Well, only to the extent of what the press has related and what most of us have been able to see through the years, and that is that Senator Russell was probably one of the President' ; s most intimate friends and closest advisors on all matters, whether they agreed on them or not. CATES: Would you like to comment concerning Senator Russell' ; s lack of participation in so many instances in national elections and--that is, supporting the Democratic ticket? I believe one year he went to Europe and did not support the ticket as far as going around the state and stumping for the national ticket. ALLEN: Well, this has been true of a great number of elected officials in the South who have not been in, totally, in line with some of the views of the Democratic party, and I think it was a form of dissent. CATES: How do you affect--how do you think Senator Russell was affected in 1952, when he did not get the Democratic nomination for president? ALLEN: Well, I don' ; t believe that this worried Senator Russell a great deal. In my own mind, I' ; m not sure that he ever took himself too seriously about being a candidate for president ; and I say this with some little degree of inside knowledge to the extent that I along with one or two other people here in Atlanta headed up the big testimonial dinner for the Senator which we held at the, in the old exhibit hall at the Biltmore [Hotel]--and at that time I think it was the largest dinner that we' ; d ever held in Atlanta ; I think we had some eighteen hundred or twenty one hundred people at a hundred dollars a person and raised a hundred and sixty eight to a hundred and seventy five thousand dollars which was the major money that launched the Senator' ; s campaign--but I (laughs) I just never did have the feeling that Dick Russell was being--I think he had the breadth of understanding to realize that he was really not going to be the candidate for president. I just think he really made the effort a little bit in order to please some of his friends and maybe to satisfy himself of that conviction. CATES: What you' ; re saying is that possibly he might have been pressured into making the race or influenced-- ALLEN: Well, what I' ; m saying is I don' ; t think he ever--he really sent some trial balloons, but I don' ; t think Dick Russell ever fooled himself into thinking at that time that he could be nominated president. I just don' ; t think the cards--although he was thoroughly capable of being President of the United States, I just don' ; t think the cards were stacked that way, and I think he realized it. CATES: What do you consider the biggest contribution to the public good made by Senator Russell during his thirty eight years in the Senate? ALLEN: Well, I really think by far the greatest contribution is the continuity of service and the caliber of it, and I think this overshadows everything else--the continuity of service of the Russell family, his father and himself, over such a long period of time and with such a high degree of intelligence and dignity and accomplishment. I think all of these things--you can' ; t say any one thing is a landmark in the Russell career when you look at the overall record and realize that this is one of the things that' ; s very important in government--is, at certain levels, to have continuity of service and particularly when it comes with such a high degree of capability. CATES: Did you ever visit Senator Russell in Winder, Georgia, in his home? ALLEN: Just briefly, on one or two occasions. CATES: Never was a house guest there alone? ALLEN: No, no. CATES: Dinner guest? ALLEN: No. CATES: I see. Why do you think the Senator never married? Would you have any observations--? ALLEN: I haven' ; t the slightest idea. (laughs) CATES: No observations on that? ALLEN: I haven' ; t the slightest idea why he never ; very few people realize that he never married-- CATES: Right. ALLEN: --but he was a highly attractive man, and I don' ; t know how he escaped the bonds of matrimony all these years. CATES: What would you say was his most outstanding personality trait? ALLEN: Well, I would say his steadfastness, his sustained effort over a long period of time. I always go back to what I said was the great contribution that he made, and this was a characteristic of the family. CATES: I see. What is the most interesting personal story you have to relate about the Senator? ALLEN: I don' ; t have any particular story. CATES: Mayor Allen, do you have anything else that you might want to contribute to this interview for future historians and researchers? ALLEN: I think we' ; ve covered the field. CATES: Well, thank you very much, sir ; and if you can think of anything else in the future, don' ; t hesitate to contact me, and I' ; ll be happy to come down and record it. ALLEN: Thank you very much. Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule. video 0 RBRL216RBROH-108.xml RBRL216RBROH-108.xml http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL216RBROH/findingaid
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Interview with Ivan Allen, February 17, 1971
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Ivan Allen
Hugh Cates
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1971-02-17
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Athens Oral History Project
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The Athens Oral History Project was initiated in 2014 to document modern Athens history, roughly from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Interviews cover topics such as neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.<br /><br /><span><strong>Content Warning</strong>: Some interviews in this collection contain harmful or distressing content, to include racism, racial violence, and racial slurs.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=1&type=&tags=OHMS&featured=&subcollections=0&subcollections=1&submit_search=Search+for+items">View all OHMS indexed interviews in this collection here.</a>
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Athens, Georgia
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5.4
2023-02-16
Interview with Diana Fairbairn, February 16, 2023
RBRL361AOHP-075
66 minutes
RBRL361AOHP
Athens Oral History Project
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia
Diana Fairbairn
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Introduction
Okay, so, today is February 16th, 2023…
Fairbairn gives a brief overview of her background. She says she is a Scorpio and has been in Athens since 1990, even though she was born in Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Tn.;Ringgold, Ga.
57
Love of cooking
– I did have an affection for cooking.
Fairbairn shares that, since she grew up in a large family, learning to cook was essential in their house, but she enjoyed it more than other members of her family. She recalls the atmosphere at family reunions and how it was decided who makes what.
Baskin Robbins;catfish;family relations;Five Star Day Cafe
578
Culmination of work experience
Long story short, all those culminated into opening the restaurant.
Fairbairn relates how her various jobs in high school assisted her in forming the skills she would need to successfully run a restaurant, even if she didn’t know it at the time. She shares that she met her would-be husband working in retail and that they worked together in a restaurant later on while they were dating.
East-West Bistro;Gap;Hallmark;iHop;Last Resort Grill
858
Time at UGA
I wanted to be a writer.
Fairbairn talks about coming to the University of Georgia for her undergrad. In her search for a muse in writing, she says that she kept coming back to food. She describes how the atmosphere of Athens contributes to the food scene downtown.
accounting;mentoring
1116
Development of Five Star Day Cafe
There were four of us in the beginning.
Fairbairn discusses how Five Star supported local artists and musicians and says that her husband, who received an art degree, was very involved in the design of their menus and website. She explains how they were able to secure such a great location on Broad Street for Five Star.
creativity;graphic design;Hugh Acheson;Irvin Alhadeff;Last Resort Grill;UGA
1478
Menu inspiration and trends
How did you start developing the recipes?
Fairbairn says that the menu was a result of luck and premeditation. She talks about trying to preserve family recipes while implementing ways to make them more modern. She shares dishes that the public was passionate about but weren’t easy for Five Star to make.
<i>Flagpole</i>;foodways;soul food;tradition
2013
Reasons for Five Star success
– there was just a good crossroads there.
Fairbairn elaborates on the culmination of factors that she thinks is the reason Five Star was as popular as it was. She discusses the subsequent second location of Five Star on the East Side and how the functionality of the location differed from that of the Broad Street location.
community relations;franchising;local businesses
2361
Novelty of Five Star
– we kind of did it with a little bit of flair.
Fairbairn explains how Five Star was different from other soul food restaurants in the area at the time and in the present. She says that they took on a more bold atmosphere and that one of her friends used to joke that employees were required to have a tattoo and a piercing.
<i>Trouble with the Curve</i>;Amy Adams;character;Clint Eastwood;Flying Biscuit;Justin Timberlake;Stripling’s;Wilson’s Soul Food
2667
Work culture at Five Star
– one of the things we did was, we took care of our people really well.
Fairbairn shares that the restaurant would occasionally close for shows and around Mother’s Day and that the employees took an annual trip to go tubing which former employees would come back for. She describes a trust that developed between Five Star and its patrons.
churches;religion;Sunday brunch;Taste of Athens
3025
After the close of Five Star
– I was already transitioning to other places.
Fairbairn says that she was becoming interested in developing her own culinary skills and went on to become a pastry chef. She talks about the desire to keep learning more about cooking as she gets older in age and is in the industry longer.
baking;Farm 255;Farm Cart;ice cream
3497
Children / Working at UGA
Then I decided that I needed some better benefits.
Fairbairn talks about raising her two children in the restaurant business and how she got creative with their chores. She discusses working for UGA in catering and what she learned during her time there. She says that now she works for a local company in a position entirely unrelated to food, but she’s aiming to return to the food industry in the future.
catering;East Campus Village;Joe Frank Harris Dining Commons;t-ball
oral history
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Interview with Diana Fairbairn, February 16, 2023
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African Americans--History
Athens Black History
African American women
African American business enterprises
Foodways
Central business districts
Restaurateurs
Restaurant management
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Diana Fairbairn
Lillie Norred
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2023-02-16
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audio
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rbrl361aohp-075
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Diana Fairbairn has lived in Athens since the early 90s and has had a substantial impact on the local scene of soul food. In this interview, Fairbairn talks about her introduction to food, her experience opening Five Star Day Cafe, and what she’s planning for the future after the COVID-19 pandemic. Fairbairn and her husband have two children, a son and a daughter, who Fairbairn is convinced will end up working in the food industry as they have.
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Athens Oral History Project
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The Athens Oral History Project was initiated in 2014 to document modern Athens history, roughly from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Interviews cover topics such as neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.<br /><br /><span><strong>Content Warning</strong>: Some interviews in this collection contain harmful or distressing content, to include racism, racial violence, and racial slurs.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=1&type=&tags=OHMS&featured=&subcollections=0&subcollections=1&submit_search=Search+for+items">View all OHMS indexed interviews in this collection here.</a>
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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2014-ongoing
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Athens, Georgia
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RBRL361AOHP
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Georgia--History, Local
Georgia--Communities
African Americans--History
Athens Black History
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Athens, Georgia
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76 minutes
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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<h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL361AOHP-119/audio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Access Interview </a></span></h3>
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5.4
Interview with Quaison Payne, July 26, 2023
RBRL361AOHP-119
RBRL361AOHP
Athens Oral History Project
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia
russelluga
Quaison Payne
Tracy Smith
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Early Life: from Birth to Civil Engineer
My name is Tracy Smith and I'm here with Mr. Quaison Payne, and he is in the Traco Media studio.
Mr. Payne provides a brief account of his early life. He begins by describing his parents and siblings, and from there talks about his educational career, and finally explains his reasons for returning to Athens to work with his father in the construction business after earning a degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech.
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital; Fowler Drive Elementary School; Lyons Middle School; Cedar Shoals High School; Payne Construction Commercial, Inc.
33.952705, -83.366121
17
Former location of Lyons Middle School.
386
Wife and Children / Negative Experiences at Cedar Shoals
In 1993 I met the love of my life, Mrs. Carla Payne, who is a UGA alumni, and I married a Bulldog.
Payne discusses his relationship with his wife Carla, who works as a receptionist at Timothy Road Elementary School. He then talks about his two children, Logan and Taylor, and their respective lives and aspirations. He also describes some instances of violence while he was a student at Cedar Shoals, including a shooting which he attributes to animosity between Eastside and Westside.
Timothy Road Elementary School; Cedar Shoals High School; Marriage / Family; Intracity violence
0
781
Affordable Housing / Professional Achievements
Now I'm trying to do something that will help... those people that are...displaced by 'business as usual'.
Payne discusses his passion for the issue of affordable housing, especially in Athens. He then talks about the distinct accomplishment of constructing a building on every military base in Georgia.
Contractors; Affordable housing crisis; Construction; Military bases
0
1215
The Causes of the Affordable Housing Crisis / Moving Beyond Praise
I went back to the overalls because I wanted to be approachable to people, I wanted people to feel at home when they were around me.
Payne discusses his desire to remain approachable despite his accomplishments and qualifications, and not letting himself get caught up in receiving awards or praise. He recalls being asked to split the honor of being valedictorian of his high school class with another student who was less deserving of it, and then talks in detail about the problem of unaffordable housing in the Athens area.
Cedar Shoals High School; Athens, GA; Academic achievement; Racism; Capitalism
0
1727
The Housing Market and Duplicity of Capitalism
There's plenty of apartments going up everywhere. But even the apartments now are $1500 a month.
Payne discusses the housing market, and the problems faced by those who want to become homeowners. He also talks about increasing rent, and the importance of prioritizing people over profit.
Rental property; Cost of living; Home ownership; Fortune 500 companies
0
2275
Opinions on Police Reform
There's some other things I'd like to get involved in...one is gun control, and two is police reform.
Payne talks about his opinions on police reform, and emphasizes the importance of involving the public in the policing process and bridging the gap between citizens and law enforcement.
Tyre Nichols / Police brutality; Georgia State Patrol; Body cameras; Civil rights
0
https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-officers-4f0bb4c16face7ee5e2b3c8c9c7cfd4b
Associated Press article on the criminal proceedings against police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols.
2947
Dealing with Change
The one thing that you have to deal with in life to keep your stress level low, is change.
Payne speaks on the importance of being able to accept change, and being willing to accept the wishes of the majority even when their wishes are not his own.
Water Street / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway; Special interest groups; The Bottom; Gentrification
0
3531
Personal Influences and Role Models
Have there been any African Americans in Athens-Clarke County that have influenced you...?
Payne speaks of the many people in his life who have had a positive impact on him. He begins with his parents and then talks about his school teachers. He emphasizes how race becomes irrelevant in the face of deep personal connections, and cherishes all those who have influenced him, white or Black.
Vernon Payne; Debbie Waters / John Waters; Lacy Johnson; Athens-Clarke County public schools; Mack Sewell
0
https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/vernon-payne-steps-down-from-clarke-county-school-board-after-40-years/article_827cdf72-22bf-11e9-be41-ab561b6f5699.html
Red and Black article on Vernon Payne's tenure on the Clarke County School Board
4049
God and Community
My brother--both of us went to the Maddox Center, we shared a lunchbox.
Payne recalls going to the F. C. Maddox Center on Magnolia St. with his brother. He then discusses various preachers who have positively affected him and stresses the importance of being involved in the community and committed to God.
F. C. Maddox Center; Chuck Swindoll; Raphael Warnock; Democracy
0
https://africanamericanheritagesites.stqry.app/en/story/44110
A brief description of the F. C. Maddox Center's history
oral history
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Interview with Quaison Payne, July 26, 2023
Subject
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African Americans--History
Athens Black History
African American business enterprises
Police-community relations
Central business districts
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Quaison Payne
Tracy Smith
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2023-7-26
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rbrl361aohp-119
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Quaison Payne was born in 1965 in Athens, Georgia. He attended Fowler Drive Elementary, Lyons Middle School, and Cedar Shoals High School before going to Georgia Tech and earning a degree in civil engineering. Upon returning to Athens, Payne began working with his father and formed a commercial wing to his father’s construction company. He continues to run the family business, and has been instrumental in shaping downtown Athens and constructing buildings across Georgia. In this interview he discusses his education and his professional career, as well as his family, his passion for addressing the issue of affordable housing, police reform, and the people of Athens who made him who he is today.
OHMS
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Athens Oral History Project
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The Athens Oral History Project was initiated in 2014 to document modern Athens history, roughly from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Interviews cover topics such as neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.<br /><br /><span><strong>Content Warning</strong>: Some interviews in this collection contain harmful or distressing content, to include racism, racial violence, and racial slurs.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=1&type=&tags=OHMS&featured=&subcollections=0&subcollections=1&submit_search=Search+for+items">View all OHMS indexed interviews in this collection here.</a>
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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2014-ongoing
Coverage
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Athens, Georgia
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RBRL361AOHP
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Georgia--History, Local
Georgia--Communities
African Americans--History
Athens Black History
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Location
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Athens, Georgia
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63 minutes
Repository
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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<h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL361AOHP-127/audio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Access Interview </a></span></h3>
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5.4
Interview with Lamar Robinson, August 1, 2023
RBRL361AOHP-127
RBRL361AOHP
Athens Oral History Project
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia
russelluga
Lamar Robinson
Tracy Smith
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Introduction to Life in Athens / Athens School History
...and also, you were born here in Athens-Clarke County.
Robinson talks about his birth and childhood in Newtown, and notes that he was raised by his grandparents. He also provides an in-depth overview of the developments in the Clarke County School District in the 1950's.
Athens, Georgia; 3rd Street; Hobson Avenue; Midwife; Grandparents; Newtown Elementary School; Newtown; Hurley Funeral Home & Cremation Services; East Athens School; Athens High & Industrial; Burney-Harris High School; Cedar Shoals High School; Union Temple School; Clarke County School District; 1950's
0
594
Football / Weekend Movies
Did you participate in any extracurricular activities?
Robinson discusses his time playing football, both in association with his high school and in town with friends. He mentions the "Dust Bowl," or a football game played among friends on a hard dirt field on Reese Street. He then talks about his weekend habit of going to the movies, and explains the segregation that took place in the theater.
Football; Halfback; Lucy Laney High School; Dust Bowl; Reese Street; Cheerleaders; Band; Acting; Plays; Elementary School; Newtown; East Athens; Movies; Paper Route; Flowers; Athens Banner-Herald; Reese Theater; Broad Street; Westerns; Segregation; Racism; Race Issues; Friendship; Segregated Facilities; Cotton
0
1160
Working in Athens / Civil Rights Movement
Like I said I always had a job...
Robinson recalls some of his early jobs in Athens, including his paper route and his job at Princess Dress Shop on Clayton Street. He then discusses the Civil Rights Movement and its presence in Athens. Robinson explains the motivations behind marches in Athens and emphasizes the impact the leadership at First AME Church had on the movement in Athens.
Employment; Dress Shop; High School; Paper Route; Princess Dress Shop; Clayton Street; Marches; Athens, Georgia; Downtown Athens; Civil Right Movement; Lunch Counters; Sit-Ins; Bethel Homes; First African Methodist Episcopal Church; Civil Rights Leaders; "Fox"; Woolworth; Cress'; Hull Street
0
1614
Integrating UGA / Morton Theatre and Hot Corner
I actually met Hamilton Holmes...
Robinson talks about his perspective on the integration of the University of Georgia. He mentions his interactions with Hamilton Holmes, and explains the effect Jim Crow laws and racism in Athens had on the student's safety. He then talks about Hot Corner, explaining that it was a great center of Black business including jewelry stores and funeral homes. He also talks at length about the Morton Theatre and it's history.
Killian's Four Seasons; Rev. Archibald Killian; University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia; Hot Corner; Hamilton Holmes; Charlayne Hunter; Segregation; Racism; Jim Crow; Integration; Cost of Living; Mother; Black Business; John T. Hurley Jr.; Mack & Payne Funeral Home; Hurley Funeral Home & Cremation Services; John Winfrey; Charlie Morton; Chitlin' Circuit; Morton Theater
0
2178
Black Musicians in Athens / Racism in Georgia
Before the break we were talking about "Pink" Morton and the Morton Theatre, and how people used to come from all over to patronize the Morton Theatre.
Robinson lists some of the greats of Black Music that came and performed in Athens at the Morton. He explains what the experience was like for them, including details about a boarding house where many of the stars stayed and how some people never came down to perform in Georgia due to the presence of racism. He then moves to a broader discussion of racism in Georgia, including an anecdote about an incident that occurred in Snellville.
Hot Corner; Morton Theatre; Athens, Georgia; Black Business; Black Spaces; Plays; Bessie Smith; Duke Ellington; Black Musicians; Dizzy Gillespie; Aretha Franklin; James Brown; Boarding House; Chitlin' Circuit; Atlanta, Georgia; Ray Charles; Segregation; Racism; Snellville, Georgia
0
2717
Achievements / Athens Football History
So if you had to describe a certain achievement or milestone in your life, what would that be?
Robinson talks about his achievement of graduating from Athens Technical College and then talks about his family, including his marriages, children, and many grandchildren. The discussion then moves to focus on the rich football history in Athens, as Robinson talks about an encounter with Vince Dooley, and tells a few other stories about UGA football from another era.
Athens Technical College; HVAC; Marriage; Children; Linnentown; Baxter Street; UGA Football; Family; Grandchildren; Glenn Robinson; Athens, Georgia; Clarke County; University of Georgia; Vince Dooley; Horace King; Walter Allen Jr.; Walter Allen Sr.; NFL
0
3314
Athens Police / Overview
Clifford Freeman is a policeman that I have, out of all the years, I never heard anything negative about him.
Robinson talks about the Athens Police Department, noting a few key names and mentioning that Athens' department has been less controversial in comparison to many of those around they country. The interview begins to wrap up, with an overview of all the ground covered, and a closing discussion about Robinsons numerous tropical fish aquariums.
Clifford Freeman; Police; Nelly Freeman; Jack Lumpkin; Integration; Police Chief; Athens Police Department; Health; Memory; Aquarium; Fishkeeping
0
oral history
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Interview with Lamar Robinson, August 1, 2023
Subject
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African Americans--History
Athens Black History
School integration
Segregation
Central business districts
University and colleges--University of Georgia
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Lamar Robinson
Tracy Smith
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2023-8-1
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rbrl361aohp-127
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Lamar Robinson was born in 1941 in Athens, Georgia. He received his education in the Clarke County School District and graduated from Athens Technical College. Throughout this interview, Robinson focuses on Athens, talking about Hot Corner, segregation, and integration in Athens, as well as the presence of the University of Georgia.
OHMS
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Athens Music Project Oral History Collection
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The Athens Music Project Oral History Collection is part of the Athens Music Project (AMP), a Willson Center for Humanities and Arts research cluster co-directed by Jean Kidula and Susan Thomas. Interviews in this collection document the development of Athens as a breeding ground for multiple musical communities--the most prominent of them being the Southern independent rock scene. Other areas to be documented include a variety of African-American musical traditions, hip-hop, jazz, bluegrass, folk music traditions, Latin music, new music and conceptual sound art, classical music, and musical theater, and AthFest.<br /><br /><a href="http://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=2&type=&tags=OHMS&featured=&subcollections=0&subcollections=1&submit_search=Search+for+items">View all OHMS indexed interviews in this collection here.</a>
Creator
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Date
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2014-ongoing
Coverage
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Athens, Georgia
Subject
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Music
Georgia--History, Local
Georgia--Music
Georgia--Communities
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Oral histories
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RBRL379AMP
Oral History
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5.3 Interview with Melissa Link, November 2, 2015 RBRL379AMP-007 RBRL379AMP Athens Music Project Oral History Collection AthFest Oral Histories Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Melissa Link Dylan Teribury Sara Wilder oral history 0 Kaltura audio < ; iframe id=" ; kaltura_player" ; src=" ; https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/1727411/sp/172741100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/26879422/partner_id/1727411?iframeembed=true& ; playerId=kaltura_player& ; entry_id=1_p2pc17x4& ; flashvars[localizationCode]=en& ; flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left& ; flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true& ; flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical& ; flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false& ; flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true& ; flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder& ; flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true& ; & ; wid=1_v7755qse" ; width=" ; 400" ; height=" ; 285" ; allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen frameborder=" ; 0" ; > ; < ; /iframe> ; English 21 Introduction to Athens / Athens culture Please introduce yourself Link discusses her move to Athens and early involvement in the arts and music scene. Later, she talks extensively about the culture and interrelationships of Athens. Athens arts culture ; Athens music scene ; Athens political writing ; Flagpole Magazine ; Human Rights Festival ; Lyndon House Arts Center ; South by Southwest ; SXSW ; The Elephant 6 Recording Company ; UGA Art History ; University of GA ; University of Georgia ; Widespread Panic 17 393 Shift in Athens culture / Initial involvement with AthFest Now that I'm on the County Commission, which you know Link discusses the change in Athens culture from arts and music to drinking. She shares how this motivated her decision to run for public office. Later, Link talks about becoming a co-chair on the AthFest Board of Directors. Athens bar scene ; Athens politics ; Athens-Clarke County Unified Government ; AthFest Educates ; binge drinking ; Flagpole Magazine ; Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication ; UGA ; University of GA ; University of Georgia 17 635 Role in AthFest as an elected official So now you're an elected official-- District 3, correct? Melissa Link discusses her role and power as an elected official. She also talks about the relationship of Athens government to AthFest in general. Athens-Clarke County Unified Government ; AthFest Educates ; beer gardens ; County Attorney ; Department of Revenue ; Jill Helme ; mayoral power 17 991 Beer garden difficulties You mentioned there about this summer Link talks about problems AthFest faced with alcohol ordinances due to discrepancies between state and local laws. Alcohol Ordinance ; Athens economy ; Athens local government ; Athens-Clarke County United Government ; AthFest Educates ; brew pubs ; craft breweries ; Department of Revenue ; Twilight road race 17 1226 Downtown Athens public image So obviously alcohol laws are one of the biggest issues here Link discusses the image that Athens bar scene has on the city and how it limits looser alcohol ordinances. She also talks about the demographics of the UGA student body. Athens drinking culture ; AthFest ; AthFest Educates ; beer gardens ; HOPE Scholarship ; underage drinking ; University of GA ; University of Georgia 17 1555 Development of downtown Athens And you know when we, several years ago Link discusses problems that have arisen from the development of downtown Athens, focusing on the aesthetics and affordable housing. Athens-Clarke County Unified Government ; AthFest ; AthFest Educates ; Classic City ; commercialization ; housing density ; inclusionary housing ; inclusionary zoning ; IZ ; James Kunstler ; mayoral power ; North Campus parking deck ; zoning policies 17 1976 Athens bar scene / Effects of corporate businesses I mean you would think that, you know, having these corporate businesses Link talks about the problems faced by Athens bars. Later, she discusses the effects of corporate businesses. Alcohol Ordinance ; alcohol regulation ; Athens bar scene ; Athens economy ; Athens-Clarke County Unified Government ; AthFest Educates ; dive bar ; downtown Athens ; downzoning ; mayoral power ; underage drinking 17 2289 Policy within Athens government Well, coming off of that: you're obviously very, very in support of AthFest and preventing Link discusses her motivations to push for changes in downtown development. She also talks about the damage to the natural environment. Later, she shares her view on the responsibility of public leaders. Carr's Hill ; development ; local government ; mayoral power ; natural resource ; political correctness ; retaining wall ; student housing ; Wal-Mart 17 2767 Athens future development plans / Development impacts on AthFest I mean we do have a downtown master plan, but we haven't Link discusses proposed projects for Athens and the difficulties faced in implementing them. Later, she talks about the effects of the physical environment on AthFest. Athens bar scene ; AthFest Educates ; Bottleworks on Prince ; Broad Street ; development ; development policy ; downtown crosswalks ; downzoning ; mayoral party ; UGA ; University of GA ; University of Georgia ; zoning 17 3031 Future of AthFest What do you think could be done, not just by politicians but, I mean, by the community as a whole Link talks about the changes in the culture and event of AthFest and theorizes about the future. Later, Link discusses the nonprofit side of AthFest and the importance of funding music and arts in public schooling. arts education ; Athens arts education ; Athens bar scene ; Athens music education ; Athens music venues ; AthFest Educates ; club crawl ; commercialization ; downtown Athens ; educational policy ; music education ; nonprofit fundraising ; nonprofit sponsorship 17 3429 Athens town square Well, if you could do anything you wanted to change Link discusses her dream of rezoning downtown into a town square. She talks about how this public green space could serve as a festival ground for AthFest or other events. Athens City Hall ; Athens downtown master plan ; Broad Street ; College Avenue ; downtown development ; food trucks ; Twilight road race ; zoning policy 17 Oral History No transcript. Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). 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Athens, Georgia
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65 minutes
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Interview with Melissa Link, November 2, 2015
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Melissa Link
Dylan Teribury
Sara Wilder
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Music festivals
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Women musicians
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2015-11-02
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Melissa Link moved to Athens, Georgia in 1993 where she attended the University of Georgia as a graduate student of art history. She has served in various positions in media, community organizations, and government throughout Athens. Currently, she is the District 3 Commissioner for Athens-Clarke County. In this interview, Link talks about her first introduction to Athens, her work as a commissioner, the development of downtown Athens, and the creation and future of AthFest.
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