Interview with Kenda Suzette Fuller-Woodard, December 13, 2017

Partial Transcript: Okay, well actually, this journey...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard talks about growing up in the Fairmount community of Georgia. She describes the demographic of her childhood community, as many of the community members were educators. Fuller-Woodard mentions her experience graduating from North-Side Elementary School.

Keywords: Columbus Fuller; Dave Franklin Fuller; Fairmount, Georgia; Margaret Fuller; Moore Elementary School; North-Side Elementary School

Partial Transcript: We went to church every Sunday...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard talks about the spiritual nature of her community's church. Fuller-Woodard describes how her family, the Fullers, had owned a section of the town in Fairmount Georgia, owned by her great grandfather Dave Franklin Fuller during the 1960's. Fuller-Woodard talks about the impact of church on her upbringing.

Keywords: Dave Franklin Fuller; New Hope Baptist Church; church

Partial Transcript: At the age of fifteen...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard talks about her great-grandfather David Franklin's family. Fuller-Woodard recalls watching the Fairmount High School band and football games. Fuller-Woodard emphasizes the sense of community in Griffin, Georgia and talks about her earliest memories of segregation.

Keywords: Fairmount, High School; Griffin, Georgia; James Mancon; community

Partial Transcript: But I can say that I can...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard relates her experience being one of the only black students in her educational community. Fuller-Woodard recounts some of the black businesses around the Griffin community during the 1960's. Fuller-Woodard talks about her uncle's participation in Civil Rights Activism.

Keywords: American Legion; Atlanta Life; Horris Fuller Jr.; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Snow's Rib Shack

Partial Transcript: I know the Simmons...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard talks about her family's credit account, which they used to purchase groceries from Simmons's Grocery. Fuller-Woodard describes more of the African American businesses around Griffin, Georgia.

Keywords: Bamboo Hut; Benjamin Dey; Griffin, Georgia; Simmons's Grocery; Spalding Undertaker

Partial Transcript: And my aunt Lucy Kate worked there...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard describes her experiences at the Fullar-Woodard Nursery School and the Fairmount Recreation Center. She recalls the filling in of the segregated community pools prior to the opening of an integrated community center. Fuller-Woodard talks about her wish for a better educational community in Griffin, Georgia.

Keywords: E.G. Bowdin Nursery School; Fairmount Housing Authority; Fairmount Recreation Center

Partial Transcript: With the exception of Reverend...

Segment Synopsis: Fuller-Woodard lists the churches surrounding her community in Griffin, Georgia. Fuller-Woodard talks about how the substandard housing among other factors has led to the disintegration of Griffin. Fuller-Woodard describes her community as of present.

Keywords: Griffin, Georgia; community