Reese Library Special Collections: Augusta Riots, 1970: Manuscript materials

 

The following is a list of manuscript collections held by Reese Library Special Collections, which are related to the history of the riots that took place in Augusta, Ga in 1970.These unpublished collections include many primary source materials. Primary sources are generally original documents created at the time being studied, whereas secondary sources (like books), were written later, and reflect upon a given time period or event.                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

MSS 014: Polylogue newspapers, 1970

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This collection includes two issues of Polylogue: Vol. 1 (7), 20 July 1970, and  Vol. 1(9), September, 1970.  These issues report on the Augusta Riot and the Charles Oatman murder.

 

MSS 223: "Augusta Georgia Race Riots", 1970

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This collection is comprised of 44 typed pages about the Race Riots in Augusta Ga., written by William Winn in 1970.

 

MSS 258: Channel 6 Augusta Riots footage, 1970

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Footage runs for 2 minutes and 11 seconds.  Material is retrospective coverage of the riots made within a week of the occurrence of the event.  Footage includes scenes of the protestors assembling at the Augusta Richmond County Municipal Building, scenes of peace-keeping personal and scenes of destroyed buildings.  There is audio of James Brown discussing the cause of the riot accompanied by a still photograph.

 

MSS 329: Augusta Riots clippings, 1970

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A collection comprised of clippings related to the Augusta Riots.

 

MSS 378: Sea Stachura Augusta riot oral histories, 2013

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Histories were recorded as part of a larger project which remains unfinished. The work did give rise to a series of public discussions "Help Recover History: Let's Talk About the 1970 Riot. Sea Stachura was moderator and the panel consisted of riot witnesses and a university professor.

 

IA 09.01.001: Patrick Timmons Historical Research Methods Oral Histories

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This collection consists of oral histories on the 1970 Augusta riots collected by Patrick Timmons' Historical Research Methods Class.