African Americans -- Civil rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John Wesley Dobbs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 122
Scope and Contents
The papers document the personal and professional lives of the John Wesley Dobbs family of Atlanta, Georgia. The key topics are civil rights, education, integration, race relations, and African American suffrage. The main strengths are the civil rights activities of the family as well as J.W. Dobb's tenure as Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia. The collection encompasses 5.8 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, programs, sound recordings, speeches, and news...
Dates:
Created: 1873-2001; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
Adam Fairclough oral history collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 679
Scope and Contents
The Adam Fairclough oral history collection contains three audiocassettes of interviews conducted by Dr. Adam Fairclough during his research period for his book Race & Democracy: The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972. Included is one cassette each of interviews with William Bailey, Sr. (President of the Bogalusa NAACP, 1950-72), Harvey R.H. Britton (Field Director of the NAACP in Louisiana), and James H. Henderson (President of the New Iberia...
Dates:
Created: 1987, 1992; Other: Majority of material found in 1987; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1988
James W. McPherson papers
Collection
Identifier: 239
Scope and Contents
The papers of James Wesley McPherson contain professional and personal documents highlighting McPherson's work in the area of civil rights, particulary his efforts to increase voter registration among African Americans in South Carolina. The papers encompass 0.8 linear feet and contain correspondence, photographs, sample ballots, background information on the South Carolina Voter Education Program, newspaper clippings, speeches, pamphlets, certificates, and programs, including a program on...
Dates:
Created: 1917-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1937-1964; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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James W. McPherson papers
NAACP, Memphis Branch records
Collection
Identifier: 260
Scope and Contents
The records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Memphis Branch were generated during the tenure of Maxine A. Smith as Executive Secretary and document the branch's efforts to secure equal employment, equal housing opportunities, protect the civil rights of Black citizens, and improve the overall quality of life for African Americans in Memphis. The largest portion of the records consists of reports, including Executive Secretary reports and annual...
Dates:
Created: 1969-1995; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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NAACP, Memphis Branch records