Interview with Tyrone Brooks, September 2, 2009

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Dublin Core

Subject

African Americans--History

African American politicians

State governments--Officials and employees

Civil rights

Civil rights demonstrations

Student movements

Political activists

Discrimination

United States--Civil rights

Description

Tyrone L. Brooks was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1980. He has sat on numerous committees, including Economic Development and Tourism, Governmental Affairs and Retirement, and Appropriations. Brooks has served as president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, and is a member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. Brooks discusses his activities as a civil rights activist, his time in the legislature, and his work with the SCLC.

Creator

Tyrone Brooks

Bob Short

Date

2009-09-02

Identifier

RBRL220ROGP-085

Coverage

United States

Georgia

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Tyrone Brooks and Bob Short, “Interview with Tyrone Brooks, September 2, 2009,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL220ROGP/RBRL220ROGP-085.