Albany Civil Rights Institute Presents Award-Winning Civil Rights Documentary & Discussion Featuring Several Black Albanians, Filmmaker The Albany Civil Rights Institute will present an award-winning civil rights film, featuring multiple black Albanians, who fought on the front lines of the bloodiest campaign of the entire Civil Rights Movement. The Institute will present the hour-long… Continue reading Must-see Film ~ Screening in Albany, Georgia: Tuesday, 9/12/17
Tag: Albany Movement
“We Shall Not Be Moved” ~ March On Washington 1963
America has been here before. Watch this video of the Freedom Singers that preeminent day 53 years ago. The Freedom Singers began in Albany, Georgia in 1962 during the Civil Rights Movement. From L-R: Charles Neblett (bass), Bernice Johnshon Reagon (alto) Cordell Reagon (tenor), unknown and Rutha Harris (soprano). This performance was at The March… Continue reading “We Shall Not Be Moved” ~ March On Washington 1963
The Day the “Colored Sign” Walked Out
Penny Patch, Panola County, MS. 1965. Photo by Tom Wakayama Guest Blogger: Penny Patch Lyndonville, Vermont “In 1962 I was a young white woman working as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Southwest Georgia. A brilliant young man named Charles Sherrod was our project director, my teacher and mentor. And during… Continue reading The Day the “Colored Sign” Walked Out
Three Heroes—with more on Emmett Till
133 people visited the blog yesterday! A recent high, topped by 296 the day I launched six months ago. I’m psyched! Thanks to all who came, read, hopped around the site and commented. It’s 5:30 am Saturday and I spent a restless night thinking about Emmett and Trayvon and their families, finally pushed from the… Continue reading Three Heroes—with more on Emmett Till
Harlem Barbershop ~ Tells Its Own Stories
June 2011 ~ ALBANY, GA Nope. Not talking about the infamous Harlem in New York City, but rather its namesake 1000 miles south in Albany, GA. It’s hot as the dickens that day, but nice and comfortable inside the barbershop on the corner of W. Highland and S. Jackson Streets in this historic district. When… Continue reading Harlem Barbershop ~ Tells Its Own Stories
50 Years After the Albany Movement
Albany Civil Rights Institute, June 2011 (ACRI) Photo: A.G. Jones While in Albany researching the novel in June 2011, I snapped the picture above during the opening reception of the SNCC 50th Anniversary of the Albany Movement. The Movement was founded on November 17, 196, so ACRI has had many festivities throughout 2011… Continue reading 50 Years After the Albany Movement
Powerful Reserve
Notch > November 1st On this day in 1961, SNCC workers Charles Sherrod and Cordell Reagon, along with nine members of the NAACP Youth Council—funded by local business man Tom Chatmon—test new Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) rules at Trailways bus station in Albany, Georgia. Meeting Rev. Charles Sherrod at the 50th Anniversary of the Albany… Continue reading Powerful Reserve