UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

University and colleges--University of Georgia

African Americans--History

Description

The UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project is an initiative of the University Archives unit of the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia that began in 2019. The goal of the project is to document the stories of Black students who attended UGA in the 1960s and 70s through interviews and preserve these stories for future generations.

The UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project interviews document the experiences of Black students who attended the University of Georgia in the years following the University's 1961 desegregation. Some of the topics alumni discuss include their reasons for enrolling at UGA, their social lives, their academic goals, their experiences with racism on and off campus, and how their time at UGA has shaped their lives.

All interviews in this collection have been indexed in OHMS.

Creator

University of Georgia Libraries

Publisher

University of Georgia Archives

Date

2019-2020

Identifier

UA20-002

Coverage

Georgia

Interviews in this Collection (9):

Interview with Pastor Nawanna Lewis Miller, June 30, 2019 (har-ua20-002_0001)

Pastor Nawanna Lewis Miller is Founding Chair and Leading Director of the Institute for Christian Discipleship, Inc. in Marietta, Georgia. She is a graduate of H.M. Turner High School in Atlanta, Georgia and one of the early African American…

Interview with Dr. Ben Rucker, July 25, 2019 (har-ua20-002_0002)

Dr. Benjamin Rucker is a physician specializing in internal medicine in Augusta, Georgia. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1975. Prior to medical school he attended Gainesville Junior College (now the University of…

Interview with Janis Ware, September 27, 2019 (har-ua20-002_0003)

Janis Ware is the publisher of The Atlanta Voice, a newspaper serving the city's African American community since 1966. She is also the Executive Director of SUMMECH Community Development Corporation, an organization that works to build affordable…

Interview with Ken Dious, March 11, 2020 (har-ua20-002_0004)

Kenneth Dious was born in Athens, Georgia and attended Athens-Clarke County public schools. After graduating from high school, he attended Savannah State College and later transferred to the University of Georgia. At UGA he earned a degree in…