Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

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Newspaper put out by Ernest Vandivier while campaigning for governor. Quote across the top of the page reads: "No mixing of the races while I am your governor -- Vandiver."

Vandiver was the Governor of Georgia from 1959. until 1963.

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Report by WALB Valdosta (walb.com) on the fight to preserve Southside Historic Buildings, with a focus on the historic Liberty Theater.

Other Information Untitled, unsigned essay critisizing white involvement in the Civil Rights movement, especially the NAACP and SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The essay is written from the perspective of a Black person, (most likely written by Stokely Carmichael).Letter to the Editor (the Gazette): Complaining about Carl T. Rowen's critique of SNCC.A press release from SNCC News Service, concerning Alabama's primary election, May 3rd, (probably 1966). The press...

Scope and Contents Three letters to President Reade from the Board of Regents:January 14, 1935 - A letter from Philip Weltner, informing the recipients that a doctoral student was planning to distribute a questionnaire to the students to elicit their opinions on interracial cooperation. Weltner refused to endorse the plan.February 14, 1935 - A letter from Philip Weltner urging the recipients to investigate an upcoming student conference in Atlanta on inter-racial relations. Weltman felt...

Scope and Contents Transcripts and articles:Transcript of the Face the Nation Interview with Stokely Carmichael, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, June 19, 1966.SNCC - 1966 Press Release.Spellman College, Atlanta, Georgia July 25, 1966 transcript of an interview with Stokely Carmichal and Randolph Blackwell.Photo copy of Los Angeles Times Article in which John Lewis discusses changes in SNCC leadership. July 29, 1966....

Other Information Newspaper clippings.From the Macon Telegraph:01/19/1933, Article titled, "Negroes to get freedom today." 10/24/1937, "Pigs of the undersea," by Howard Leonard. 10/01/1950, Article about Margaret Long Leonard's new book, Louisville Saturday. 1950, Leonard honored at writer's breakfast.New York Civil Liberties Union, 01/1961, article titled, "Atlanta...

Scope and Contents Copies of photographs, copies of LOOK article (Look Magazine), correspondents from Library of Congress, narrative from accounts of sit-in from Sissy Leonard.An "Atlantic Journal" article about Stokely Carmichael by Colin McGlashan, July 29, 1967.An article from the "National Guardian" about Stokely Carmichael. Written by Michael Munk, June 4, 1966.An article from "The Militant", featuring an interview with Stokely Carmichael. Written by John Benson, May...

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Articles by Margaret Leonard on prisoners, execution, babies, rape, courts, MLK, drugs, local news, and Florida Growth.

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Report from Lillian Smith on her book, Killers of the Dream in which Smith answers criticisms she has recieved concerning the book.

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Newspaper clipping of an article written by Long for the New York Times titled, "A Southern Teenage Speaks his Mind: Disturbed by the militancy of young white Southerners in resisting school integration, a Southern writer and editor interviews an 18-year-old Mississipian."

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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.

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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.

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Unmarked articles by Margaret Leonard on a variety of topics including drugs, churches, politics, flu, race, and race relations, ACLU and more.

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Magazine articles written by Long, possibly from The Progressive:

"All God's Chillun," dated 1963, discussing segregation and the attitudes of Southern Whites. "The Freest Man in Mississippi," no date. An article about Aaron Henry, president of the NAACP and candidate for governor.

Assorted newspaper articles by Long on subjects ranging from human nterest stories to commentary on racial and politiacal issues.

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Article & a notes:

An article by Margaret Bridges "What Can We Do?" about integration. Notebook and notes on segregation, race relations, and southern living.

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Congressional Record, copy

Note to Margaret from Congressman John R. Rarick and a transcript of Rarick's remarks in Congress, concerning the right of schoolchildren to display and wear the Confederate flag as a part of their Southern heritage. Includes an article by Margaret Leanord, that appeared in the Chattanooga Times on July 22, 1971,

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Small collection rough drafts of political, social & cultural critiques.

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Chattanooga Times articles about Model City development in Chattanooga- various authors. (Research by Sissy?)

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Newspaper clipping of articel written by Long concerning Morris Abram and public housing.

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Seeking to desgregate Chattanooga's pubic schools. Half paper contains pages 1 - 14.