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Oral history interview with Senator Ben Jones, 1989 December 11

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Ben Lewis Jones was born on Aug. 30, 1941, in Tarboro, North Carolina. After college, he became an actor, starring in The Dukes of Hazzard. Jones entered politics in the 1980's and was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. He served two terms before being defeated in 1992. In 1994, Jones ran against Rep. Newt Gingrich, but lost again. Jones returned to acting and writing. In 2002, having moved to Virginia, he ran unsuccessfully against State Rep. Eric Cantor.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on December 11, 1989 at Jones' home.; The interview begins with a brief discussion of Jones' family and childhood. Most significantly, he speaks about being raised in a town that supported white supremacy and how he learned to see people beyond the color of their skin and how gratifying it was to see Atlanta grow towards a more united city after Civil Rights. After that, Dr. Steely asks Jones about how he got into acting and eventually earned his role on the Dukes of Hazzard.
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Keywords

  1. Abortion
  2. Actors
  3. Africa
  4. African Americans
  5. Alcoholism
  6. Alliance Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)
  7. Atlanta Journal Constitution
  8. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
  9. Autry, Gene, 1907 1998
  10. Baptists
  11. Berry, Wallace
  12. Bond, Julian, 1940
  13. Brando, Marlon
  14. Brown Vs. Board Of Education Of Topeka
  15. Brown, Johnny Mack
  16. Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925 2008
  17. Busbee, George, 1927
  18. Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887 1966
  19. Capital Punishment
  20. Chaney, Lon, 1883 1930
  21. Civil Rights
  22. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc
  23. Communism
  24. Conservatism
  25. Counterrevolutionaries
  26. Democratic National Convention
  27. Democratic Party (U.S.)
  28. Depression, Mental
  29. Discrimination
  30. Discrimination In Public Accommodations
  31. Duke University
  32. Dukes Of Hazzard (Television Program)
  33. East Carolina College
  34. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890 1969
  35. Falwell, Jerry
  36. Food Relief
  37. Fowler, Wyche, 1940
  38. Georgia
  39. Gingrich, Newt
  40. Government
  41. Harris, Joe Frank
  42. Helms, Jesse
  43. Interviews
  44. Jones, Ben, 1941 Aug. 30
  45. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917 1963
  46. Legislators
  47. Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930
  48. Lomax, Michael, 1947
  49. Mitchell (Bomber)
  50. Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924 2007
  51. National School Lunch Program
  52. North Carolina State University
  53. Nunn, Sam
  54. Politics And Government
  55. Race Relations
  56. Reagan, Ronald
  57. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854)
  58. Robb, Charles S
  59. Smokey And The Bandit (Motion Picture)
  60. Social Security
  61. Stock Market Crash, 1987
  62. Swindall, Pat, 1950
  63. United States
  64. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  65. Universities
  66. University Of North Carolina (1793 1962)
  67. Wsb Tv (Television Station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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