Interview with Pastor Freddie Phillips, January 25, 2017

Collection: Griffin African American Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

Segregation

Civil rights

Civil rights demonstrations

Discrimination

African American religious leaders

Religious leaders

United States--Civil rights

Description

Freddie Phillips was born in Spalding County in 1938. As a child, Phillips attended Anne Shockley grade school and later Fairmont High School where he was a member of the marching band and basketball team. Phillips was active in the Civil Rights movement of Griffin, Georgia, during which he participated in sit-ins and picketing. In this interview, Phillips talks about his childhood, segregation, his work as a pastor, and his involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

Creator

Date

2017-01-25

Identifier

RBRL418GAA-008

Coverage

Griffin, Georgia

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Griffin, Georgia

Duration

93 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Freddie Phillips et al., “Interview with Pastor Freddie Phillips, January 25, 2017,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL418GAA/RBRL418GAA-008.