Collins, George W., 1925-2014
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1925-10-14 - 2014-07-31
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George W. Collins, 1976
File
Identifier: OH 8133
Abstract
George Washington Collins (1926-2014) was a pioneering journalist and was editor-in-chief of the "Baltimore Afro-American" newspaper, where he covered the civil rights movement and political corruption in Maryland. In this oral history interview, Collins discusses the roles of Lillie May Carroll Jackson, Theodore R. McKeldin, and Carl Murphy during the civil rights movement; the Urban League; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and his personal...
Dates:
1976