Grace Towns Hamilton oral history interview, July 26, 1977

Interviewed by Lorraine Spritzer. Among topics discussed: Hamilton's background; Helen Mankin election; black political participation; Hamilton's connection with NAACP; Arnall election; county unit system; Atlanta coalition engages in preventive social work; Atlanta Urban League founding and purpose; funding for Urban League; importance of Mankin's 1946 special election victory; funding for registration efforts; registration organization; the Bloody Second and other violence; Mankin and racial issues; Georgia Congressional Districts; John Lewis‑Wyche Fowler 1977 congressional election; women in politics; reasons for Mankin's appeal to blacks. Housing Secretary maps for redistricting; general atmosphere in Atlanta concerning transportation system; Jimmy Carter's attention to cities; deterioration of eastern cities; significance of Mankin's election; Hamilton's run for election; Hamilton on Reapportionment Committee; funding for Mankin's campaigns.