Interview with Shelia Neely-Norman, May 27, 2022

Collection: Athens Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

African Americans--History

Athens Black History

African American women

Gentrification

Urban renewal

Community activists

Description

Shelia Neely-Norman was born in Athens in 1948 where she attended East Athens Elementary School, Lyons Middle School, and Burney-Harris High School before continuing her education in sociology and early childhood education at Paine College and Troy University. In this interview, Neely-Norman shares her experiences growing up in segregated Athens, memories of influential activists including her mother, and discusses the gentrification of neighborhoods and the University's role in it.

Creator

Shelia Neely-Norman

William Breeding

Date

2022-05-27

Identifier

RBRL361AOHP-050

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Athens, Georgia

Duration

58 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Shelia Neely-Norman and William Breeding, “Interview with Shelia Neely-Norman, May 27, 2022,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL361AOHP/RBRL361AOHP-050.