Interview with Wyomia Tyus, September 26, 2019Collection: Griffin African American Oral History Project |
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Description
Wyomia Tyus grew up in Griffin, Georgia where she attended Anne-Shockley Elementary School and Fairmont High School. She later attended Tennessee State University where she ran, and competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. In this interview Tyus talks about discrimination, attending University, her time in the Olympics, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1970s.
Date
2019-09-26
Identifier
RBRL418GAA-024
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Duration
103 minutes
Citation
Wyomia Tyus et al., “Interview with Wyomia Tyus, September 26, 2019,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL418GAA/RBRL418GAA-024.