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Linda Wilder-Bryan oral history interview, July 15, 2017

 Item — othertype: Oral History
Identifier: Wilder-BryanL_20170715

Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Linda Wilder-Bryan talks about her family and her childhood in Savannah. She discusses her son's murder, which inspired her to found LB4 & After, an organization that helps empower and uplift young people in Savannah. Wilder-Bryan discusses serving as team captain for a busload of Savannah women who attended the Women's March on Washington, and she describes her powerfully positive experience at the march. She talks about the signs that were painted for marchers from Savannah by local artist Panhandle Slim. She describes having the women on her bus write personal statements to themselves about their experiences marching so they can revisit them on the anniversary of the march, and she talks about an event held in Savannah shortly after the march where marchers described their experiences to a gathered crowd.

Dates

  • Creation: July 15, 2017

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Linda Wilder-Bryan is a native and current resident of Savannah, Ga., where she grew up in a large, close-knit family. Wilder-Bryan is active in political and civic efforts. Her son, Lawrence Bryan IV, was murdered in 2015, which inspired her to create LB4 & After, an organization that helps empower and uplift young people in Savannah.

Extent

1 Item(s) (audio/video (56:58 duration))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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