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Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-STAR, Arlington, Virginia: photographs; black and white; 12 items, 1972 June

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The bulk of this collection consists of photographs (1964-1972) from Moore's involvement with different civil rights activities including the 1965 Voter Registration Drives in Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina; Economic Development Commission Projects in Mississippi, Maryland and Washington D.C.; conferences; elections; and demonstrations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina; and other activities in the South, Connecticut, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Photographs are arranged alphabetically by geographical location (Boxes 3-8) and alphabetically by subject (Boxes 8-9). All photographs are listed at the item level.

Of note are copies of the Core-lator, the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) bimonthly newsletter, which reported on civil rights marches, protests, and voter registration drives; a police pass issued to Moore by the Memphis Police Department following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April 1968; reports from the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality, Inc. (SEDFRE); and booklets written by or featuring Moore.

Also included are correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications for the African American Youth Congress and the National Black Catholic Congress (1987-1997), as well as other collected articles and publications (1977-1999), honors, and videocassettes (1995-1997) on Tulane University training, the African Youth Congress (1995), and the National Center for the Urban Community at Tulane and Xavier University.

This collection was processed under a grant from the Council for Library and Information Resources.

Dates

  • Created: 1972 June

Conditions Governing Access

The Ronnie Moore papers are open and available for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.12 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

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