Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History

Scope and Contents The papers of Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor, graphic artist, teacher, and political activist, consist of correspondence, audiotape cassettes, biographical data, news clippings, notes, photographs, exhibition catalogs, posters, writings, and a reel-to-reel film. The papers have been arranged into three general groups: correspondence, non-correspondence and oversized items, and is arranged alphabetically according to topic and chronologically within each file unit. Non-correspondence includes...

Content Description The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Oral History Project collection encompasses three transcripts of interviews with Executive Directors, Charles O. Prejean, Sr.; Ralph Paige; and Cornelius Blanding conducted by public historian, Michael J. O’Brien for his work on the 50th anniversary history of the organization, 50 Years of Courage, Cooperation, Commitment and Community – A Brief History of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land assistance Fund---1967-2017.The project...

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Sound recordings of the proceedings of a civil rights conference held in 1989 by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture entitled The Civil Rights Movement and the Law. Recordings include panel discussions with panelists Jack Greenberg, Constance Baker Motley, Charles Clark, Jean Fairfax, Frank R. Parker, and others. Also included is a paper copy of remarks by Constance Baker Motley.