Shelton, Opie L. (Opie Lee), 1915-1999
Biography:
Opie Lee Shelton, born in Surry County, North Carolina, Feb. 28 1915 to William P. Shelton and Ada L. Low was president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce when the 1964 Civil Rights Act became law.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Chamber of Commerce president Opie L. Shelton urging businesses to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act in Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 July (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Chamber of Commerce president Opie L. Shelton urging businesses to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act in Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 July (news)