Michael Lomax interview, January 11, 2013
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Harney Newman and Andrea Young. In this interview, Michael speaks about how he was influenced by many civil rights leaders and how his mother's journalistic career took them both to Montgomery, Alabama in 1956 where she was covering the bus boycott and where he also met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He speaks about the psychological trauma that people endured during 1968, and the civil rights movement seemed scattered due to everything that happened in that year. He also speaks about his faith and how he became a congregationalist by education. He also mentions that he got involved in politics after he became a speech writer in 1973 for Maynard Jackson.
Dates
- Creation: January 11, 2013
Creator
- Lomax, Michael, 1947- (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available in Reading Room and online.
Biographical Note
Michael Lomax came to Atlanta, GA in 1964 and lived in Atlanta for more than 50 years. He met Dr. Martin Luther King in the late 1950's when he was in Los Angeles. Michael was in college during 1964-1968 period and he was powerfully influenced by the civil rights movement and the leaders of the movement. Lomax was the chairman of the board of commissioners of Fulton County in Georgia. He taught literature at Morehouse and Spelman College, Emory University, Ga Tech and the University of Georgia.
Extent
1 Interview(s) (1 folder, audio (1:32:00 duration))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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