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Authority of the President to use Federal Troops in the State of the Union, February 15, 1816
Copy of Memorandum from Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook to Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin in 1957 on the subject of the rights of the Federal Government to send troops into a state. This document was prepared after the events at Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. Cook argues that the U.S. Government does not have the right to use troops unless violence has occurred. The Memorandum suggests where Georgia could have gone had men like Griffin remained in power.
Box 2: Civil Rights Exhibit
Desegregation within Georgia Library Association, 1951-1965
Folder 2: Students for a Democratic Society, 1962 - 1964
Five publications from 1962-1964:
The Port Huron Statement - Students for a Democratic Society, 1962
Student Social Action - Students for a Democratic Society, 1962
Goldenwaterism, Its Origin and Impact - Students for a Democratic Society, 1964
America and the New Era - Students for a Democratic Society, 1963
Goldwater and the White Backlash - Students for a Democratic Society, 1964
Folder 3: SNCC Meeting and Member Notes, 1960s
Folder 3a: Board of Regents Correspondence - Race Relations, 1935
Folder 4: Stokely Carmichael & SNCC, 1966
Folder 5: Margaret Leonard Strike Rules, 1960s
Garment Factory Rules and Regulations: one page.
Atlanta Area Rules for Conduct in Sit-Down Demonstrations: one page.
(Sanctioned by the NAACP as suggested by Margaret Long, "Daddy" McGill, and "Daddy'O" Hartsfield, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.)
Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings 1933-1985
Folder 6: Outline on Atlanta, 10-Jan-61
An outline that covers a piece on Atlanta and integration during the early 1960s and an excerpt from a letter by Long that details the push for integration and discusses who's important.
Folder 6: Sissy Look Magazine Article, October 24, 1960 (LOOK); October 15, 1960 (Narrative from Sissy)
Folder 7: 36 page Article on Integration 1961, 1961, Aug 13
Article draft: 36 page article covering the issues surrounding the integration of Atlanta schools.
A paper about Sara Mitchell, a member of the Georgia Board of Education.
A letter from Raymond W. Mack, Random House, to Long. February 1, 1967, regarding her contribution to a book, tentatively titled, "Our Children's Burden,"
Folder 7: Tallahassee Democrat, January 1985, Jan-85
Articles by Margaret Leonard on prisoners, execution, babies, rape, courts, MLK, drugs, local news, and Florida Growth.
Folder 7a: Letters 1960s, 1960s
Letters including Freedom Rider arrest:
Personal letters written back and forth between Maggie & Sissy, Bunny, Agnes. Concern arrest, politics and family letters. Most are clearly dated. Some in context, are dated and marked on paper.
Folder 7b: Letters, 1960s (cont.)
Letters including Freedom Rider arrest, lunch counter demonstration;
Personal letters written back and forth between Maggie & Sissy, Bunny, Agnes. Concern arrest, politics and family letters. Most are clearly dated. Some in context, are dated and marked on paper.
Folder 11: Tallahassee Democrat, May 1985, May-85
Newspaper articles: Topics cover bills in the legislature especially concerning medical malpractice and the evaluation of teachers. A NAACP awards ceremony and speech are also covered.
Folder 12: Margaret (Sissy) Leonard Arrest Record, 10/10/1973
Arrest Record from Freedom Rider experience:
The folder contains a copy of an arrest record from Florida Correctional Institution. The date received was 10/10/73. Not sure if date detained? There is also a list of items she had with her, visitors allowed, a signature from a witness & herself, and a request to mail items to the St. Petersburg Times.
Folder 12: Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles, 1944-1977
Newspaper clippings by assorted writers. None appear to have been written by Long. Most cover topics related to school integration, Brown v. The Board of Education, Civil Rights, and communism.
A wedding announcement and an article about a bull riding in a pick up truck are also included.
A copy of the newspaper, Southern Struggle, Vol. 35, no. 3, May-June 1977 is also in the folder.
Folder 13: Margaret Bridges Article & Notes, 1958
Article & a notes:
An article by Margaret Bridges "What Can We Do?" about integration.
Notebook and notes on segregation, race relations, and southern living.
Folder 16: Interview with Lillian Smith, Feb. 1965
Magazine Article (The Progressive)written by Long; "Lillian Smith: A Match for Old Screamer." With a note from Marge Manderson, stating that the article was the only one she could find.
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