Oral history transcript, Herbert Jenkins, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Herbert Jenkins, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

52

Description:

Meeting LBJ in 1960; civil rights demonstrations in Atlanta and subsequent federal laws to override states’ discriminatory laws; Civil Rights Act of 1964; opinions of integration among Atlanta leadership; Ralph McGill; Martin Luther King, Sr. and Jr.; Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee ; J. Edgar Hoover; LBJ’s visit to Atlanta during presidency; Atlanta riots, 1966-1967; National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, final report of the Commission and LBJ’s response; Martin Luther King’s funeral; opinion of Supreme Court’s decisions concerning police procedures.

Contributor:

Jenkins, Herbert

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Herbert Jenkins

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details