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Dr. Herschelle Sullivan Challenor Interview
Bohannon, Jeanne Law
Bohannon, Jeanne Law
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Herschelle Sullivan Challenor, co-chair of the Atlanta Student Movement.
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Dr. Herschelle Sullivan Challenor was a Spelman College student during the Atlanta Student Movement (ASM) of the 1960-61. She, along with Morehouse student Lonnie King, are arguably two of the most influential founding members of the Atlanta Student Movement. As co-chair of the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights, Herschelle led students in staging sit-ins at Rich’s department store in downtown Atlanta and at lunch counters throughout the City. After graduation, she continued her studies and earned a PhD from Columbia University. Dr. Sullivan Challenor has held a number of leadership roles in non-profit work, including program officer for the Diversity Education and Research Ford Foundation; director of the United Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organization Washington Liaison Office; and dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Public and International Affairs.
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2018-06-07T20:21:19Z
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Atlanta Student Movement., African American student movements--Atlanta, Ga., Civil rights movements--History--20th century., Sit-ins., Civil rights demonstrations--History--20th century., 1960s., Oral histories., Transcriptions.
Citation
Dr. Herschelle Sullivan Challenor Interview, 2017-08-25, Atlanta Student Movement Project, KSU/45/12/001, Kennesaw State University Archives.