Seeds in the Wind: Atlanta

Seeds in the Wind: Atlanta


This morning’s family media club discussion focused on a special episode of High on the Hog, “Defiance”, that features my hometown of Atlanta. 


Public history is always personal history. In this case, the episode highlighted places and people near and dear to my heart: the West End, AU Center, Paschal’s, Fourth Ward, and so much more. 



Pascal’s


Spelman College


Spelman College



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In April 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Spelman College’s Founder’s Day. Pictured here with his mother and Spelman graduate, Alberta Williams King and Spelman President Dr. Albert Manley. CREDIT COURTESY OF SPELMAN ARCHIVES



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Martin Luther King Jr. under arrest by Atlanta Police Captain R.E. Little, left rear, passes through a picket line in front of a downtown department store on Oct. 9, 1960. with King is another demonstration leader, Lonnie King and an unidentified woman. King was among the 48 people arrested following demonstrations at several department and variety stores protesting lunch counter segregation. (AP Photo)


Of course it sparked a conversation about my dear Great Aunt Yvonne who was arrested as a Spelman student at a civil rights sit-in during the sixties. She later found meaning in the Peace Corps in the Philippines before traveling around the world connecting with folks wherever she went. Here’s to those extraordinary people planting seeds!


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Aunt Yvonne







Here’s more information on these pivotal times.