African Americans -- Civil rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Ellis Marsalis, Sr. oral history interview
Collection
Identifier: 2509
Content Description
This collection consists of one audio compact disc containing an interview with Ellis Marsalis Sr. conducted by Dr. Lawrence N. Powell of Tulane University’s Department of History. The interview was conducted in on September 15, 1988. The focus of the interview is on Marsalis’ purchase of property in the Shrewsbury community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and his development of a motel on the property. The property served as a place of lodging for visiting African American musicians,...
Dates:
Other: 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
Medgar Evers College records
Collection
Identifier: 250
Content Description
Medgar Evers College, located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a college within the City University of New York system. The college was named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was killed in his native state of Mississippi in 1963. The college opened its doors in 1971 with the idea of expanding educational opportunities for the community's gifted, young, returning veterans, and a diverse adult population. The records include correspondence, rosters, invitations, annual reports,...
Dates:
Other: 1976-1982
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Medgar Evers College records
Rene Calvin Metoyer papers
Collection
Identifier: 252
Content Description
The papers of African American lawyer and notary public Rene Calvin Metoyer include three documents related to his career. The first is his Bachelor of Law degree from Straight University dated April 6, 1886. Also included is a certificate from the Louisiana Supreme Court, also dated April 6, 1886, admitting Metoyer to the practice of law in Louisiana, as well as a Louisiana notary public appointment certificate dated June 27, 1917.
Dates:
Other: 1886-1917
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Rene Calvin Metoyer papers
Million Man March collection
Collection
Identifier: 491
Content Description
This collection documents the Million Man March, a gathering of African American men that took place in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1995. The collection contains newspaper and magazine clippings, VHS videotapes of news coverage of the event, and forty-four color photographs taken by participant Allen Square, Jr. at the event.
Dates:
Other: 1995
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Million Man March collection
Hazel Stamps Moore papers
Collection
Identifier: 470
Content Description
Hazel Stamps Moore is a former librarian, an active member of the Tougaloo College Alumni Association, and has served on several boards and committees of the South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ. Her papers reflect these activities. Included are reports, agenda and minutes, correspondence, and other documents related to the South Central Conference and Central Congregational Church in New Orleans. Tougaloo College Alumni Association materials include correspondence,...
Dates:
Other: 1911-1995
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Hazel Stamps Moore papers
E. Frederic Morrow papers
Collection
Identifier: 469
Scope and Contents
The papers of E. Frederic Morrow document the administration of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as it relates to business, commerce, civil rights legislation, and economic conditions for minorities in the southern United States. The collection encompasses 5.0 linear feet of correspondence, autobiographical manuscript drafts, photographs, and speeches that are mainly professional in nature related to Morrow's work as the first African American to serve as an executive assistant...
Dates:
Created: 1925-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1960; Other: Date acquired: 04/25/1995
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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E. Frederic Morrow papers
Vanessa Murphree oral history collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2507
Scope and Contents
This small oral history collection contains interviews done by Vanessa D. Murphree in 2001 and 2002 with members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Interviews focus on SNCC's use of public relations and communications for the promotion of civil rights. To this end, Murphree interviews members of SNCC's Communications Department, Research Department, and Executive Committee to discuss specific tools and strategies used in their messaging and direct actions. The...
Dates:
Created: 2001-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 2001; Other: Date acquired: 05/25/2005
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
Erwin A. Salk collection on Paul Robeson
Collection
Identifier: 2293
Content Description
The Erwin A. Salk collection on Paul Robeson dates from 1933 to 1976 and consists of 0.80 linear feet of material devoted to actor, singer, scholar and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. Materials include brochures, photographs and audiovisual materials. Of interest are a collection of photographs representing Robeson’s educational accomplishments as a star varsity team member on Rutgers Intercollegiate Debating Association. In addition, images feature Robeson as a star athlete...
Dates:
Other: 1933-1976