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Marty Olliff
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Host, Alabama History Podcasts
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It Came From the Archives: Former congressman, Civil Rights icon John Robert Lewis' early education was in Pike County
By Clif Lusk, Marty Olliff| troy.edu@ John R. Lewis – recently deceased Congressman from Atlanta, Freedom Rider, leader of SNCC, speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, antagonist-then-ally of Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the 1965 Bloody Sunday march in Selma – was born near Dunn’s Chapel AME Church a few miles east of Troy in 1940. He was educated in Pike County’s segregated school system which he discusses in his 1996 autobiography, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement.
It Came From the Archives: Dothanite Johnny Mack Brown made a name for himself and the city in Hollywood
By Clif Lusk, Marty Olliff| troy.edu@ Dothan native Johnny Mack Brown is memorialized by a mural and historical marker on Dothan’s S. St. Andrews Street as well as by a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, but he is not well-remembered today. His career in the limelight as a football legend and movie star spanned from the 1920s into the 1960s. Born in 1904, Brown played Dothan High School baseball, basketball, and football, earning his nickname “The Dothan Antelope” for his downfield speed.
It Came From the Archives: Former congressman, Civil Rights icon John Robert Lewis' early education was in Pike County
By Clif Lusk, Marty Olliff| troy.edu@ John R. Lewis – recently deceased Congressman from Atlanta, Freedom Rider, leader of SNCC, speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, antagonist-then-ally of Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the 1965 Bloody Sunday march in Selma – was born near Dunn’s Chapel AME Church a few miles east of Troy in 1940. He was educated in Pike County’s segregated school system which he discusses in his 1996 autobiography, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement.
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Alabama History Podcasts
Troy, Alabama, United States
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