Report: Field Reseach and Development of Materials for 1968 National Conference of School Board Members Serving City and Rural Communities, North and South, 1968 October 20
Scope and Contents
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: 1968 October 20
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
Creator
- From the Collection: Moore, Ronnie Malcolm, Ronnie (Ronnie Malcolm), 1940- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository
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