Lonnie C. King Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

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The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.90.1a, 2011.174.90.1b, 2011.174.90.1c, 2011.174.90.1d, 2011.174.90.1e, 2011.174.90.1f, 2011.174.90.1g, 2011.174.90.1h, 2011.174.90.1i, 2011.174.90.1j, 2011.174.90.1k.

Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls his stint in the U.S. Navy, his years as a student at Morehouse College, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Atlanta in the 1960s. He also remembers his relationships with older African American leaders in Atlanta, including Martin Luther King, Sr., the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mays, and Rufus Clement, and the various boycotts and protests staged by the Atlanta Student Movement while he was its director.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 29, 2013
• Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
• Interview of: Lonnie C. King, American, 1936 - 2019
• Interviewed by: Dr. Emilye Crosby Ph. D., American
• Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
• Subject of: Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
• Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
• Type: video recordings
• Type: oral histories
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 2 hr., 33 min., 48 sec.
• Dimensions: Total: 242.2 GB
• Place collected: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Object number: 2011.174.90.1a-k
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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