Sam Mahone oral history interview conducted by Hasan Kwame Jeffries in Albany, Georgia, 2013 March 09

Sam Mahone discusses his experiences of racial segregation and discrimination in Americus, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After he joined SNCC, he participated in an array of activism: picketing a segregated movie theater, registering...

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Language:English
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African American civil rights workers > Georgia > Interviews
Civil rights demonstrations > Georgia > Americus
Civil rights movements > Georgia
Civil rights movements > United States
Discrimination in public accommodations > Georgia
Mahone, Sam, > 1945 > -Interviews
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
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Summary:Sam Mahone discusses his experiences of racial segregation and discrimination in Americus, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After he joined SNCC, he participated in an array of activism: picketing a segregated movie theater, registering voters, and organizing in the black community. He also discusses the arrests that he and other activists experienced due to their activism, including the Americus Four case and the Leesburg Stockade. He concludes the interview by discussing his current involvement in showcasing African American art.