Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Vincent Fort. Among topics discussed: Atlanta sit‑ins; influence of Greensboro sit‑ins, Montgomery bus boycott and Martin Luther King; Mays's background; Appeal for Human Rights; Council of Presidents; student leaders; academic allowances; Mays meeting with Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Born to Rebel. Segregation at lunch counters; Warren United Methodist Church meeting; recommendations of Morehouse board of trustees; Mays role in bailing students out of jail; segregation;...