Civil Rights Demonstrations

Oral histories from Chinese-Americans living in Augusta now available

Posted on October 16, 2018 (October 12, 2018) by Mandy Mastrovita

The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) is pleased to announce the availability of the Augusta Chinese-American Oral History Project at https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/gaec_caoh. The collection, which belongs to the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System (ARCPLS), contains 26 oral history interviews of of individuals who either immigrated to Augusta, Georgia from China, and/or grew up in Augusta during […]

Fiftieth Anniversary of the Freedom Rides

Posted on May 4, 2011 (May 5, 2011) by Mandy Mastrovita

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Rides, a cornerstone civil rights campaign that desegregated public transportation throughout the United States. On May 4, 1961, seven African American and six white freedom riders left Washington, D.C. by Trailways and Greyhound bus services for New Orleans. Although the Supreme Court had already ruled in the […]