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Oral history interview with B.B. Beamon, 1979 May 29

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Beamon, B. B. (Burdell B.)

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Oral history interview with B.B. Beamon interviewed by Bernard West on 1979 May 29.Atlanta African American hotel worker, owner of an Auburn Avenue restaurant, and music promoter.
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West, Bernard
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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Atlanta (Ga.)
  4. Georgia
  5. History
  6. Interviews
  7. Police Brutality
  8. Race Relations
  9. Violence Against

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