IMAGES OF OUR PAST - H.H. AND MAYME F. DUDLEY AND THEIR BUSINESS OFFICE - EAST JACKSON STREET, DUBLIN, GA. DUDLEY WAS THE LEADING MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN DUBLIN. DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1950S AND 1960S, DUDLEY OFFERED A REFUGE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS TO GATHER AND DISCUSS THEIR ACTIVITIES. LAURENS COUNTY SHERIFF CARLUS GAY RESPECTED DUDLEY AND LEFT THE PLANNERS ALONE DURING THEIR MEETINGS.