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Valdosta, Georgia--Politics and Government

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Civil Action File No. CA-86-10 VAL, April 25, 1984

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-06
Scope and Contents

The document, dated April 25, 1984, details Willie Houseal's affidavit for the Civil Action Case No. CA-86-10-VAL. Houseal affidavit addresses topic like: his city council elections, serving on city council, and the Valdosta police department.

Dates: April 25, 1984

Civil Action No. 83-108 VAL, 1983

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-09
Scope and Contents The document, dated in 1983, is a legal document detailing the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL case. The Civil Action is based on the failure to represent the 1st, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment as while as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This documents includes topics like: Winnerville Coalition Consultants, NAACP, ward system, voting rights lawsuit, Violates Constitution, Voting Rights Act of 1965, registered voters, black council members, and Valdosta city...
Dates: 1983

Civil Action No. CA-89-06 VAL, January 11, 1989

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-07
Scope and Contents

The document, dated January 11, 1989, describes the Civil Action case No. CA-89-06 VAL. This is a case formed by Michael David Apperson vs. the City of Valdosta and the Valdosta Police department. Apperson states that both entities are in violation of the Equal Protection and Due Process Causes of the 5th and 14th Amendments.

Dates: January 11, 1989

Emory Bass Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-2
Scope and Contents Emory Pate Bass, born on 27 December, 1891, in Sumner, Georgia, became known as “the man who kept the fire alive in Washington” until Moody Air Force Base (closed from 1946-51) was reopened as a permanent base. He served in WWI as an officer and with Patton’s Third Army in Europe in WWII. Taking an active part in the American Legion, he served as State Commander in addition to serving as president of the local Rotary Club and as a two-term president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of...
Dates: 1940 - 1966; Acquired: 1972

Honoring Juneteenth, Origin of the Holiday, June 18, 2023

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-05
Scope and Contents

The newspaper, dated June 18, 2023, was published by Valdosta Daily Times to highlight Juneteenth. Topics of the newspaper would include the origins of Juneteenth, local celebrations, and a timeline of Juneteenth celebrations.

Dates: June 18, 2023

Houseal photo and newspaper clippings (Electronic records), 1985 - 1987

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Collection number: ca-004-001-001
Scope and Contents

Two newspaper articles and one photograph of Willie Houseal. Houseal Moves Into Hotter Politics: District 1 Councilman Expects Heavy Scrutinization, Valdosta Daily Times, February 17, 1985; and "Houseal Elected Mayor Pro Tem," Valdosta Daily Times, 1987-03-06.

Dates: 1985 - 1987

Jet: Valdosta, Ga. Elections, May 13, 1985

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-01
Scope and Contents

The scanned Jet magazine, dated May 13, 1985, details an image of Willie Houseal and Bunnis Williams being sworn into Valdosta City Council with their wives. The description describes the change in voting systems that helped 6 black councilmembers be voted into office.

Dates: May 13, 1985

Letter to Civil Action Participants from Todd Johnson, July 2, 1984

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-11
Scope and Contents

The letter, dated July 2, 1984, is addressed to the participants of the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL. from Todd Johnson. Johnson is updating the Civil Action participants of the opportunity of 6-8 voting districts with 50% of representation in each district from a 65% African American population.

Dates: July 2, 1984

Minutes, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council, March 7, 1985

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-10
Scope and Contents

The report, dated March 7, 1985, details the minutes form a regular Valdosta City Council meeting. The topics of the document includes: election results, administration of oaths of office, ordinance amending, rezoning, victims-witness assistance program, and historic boundaries.

Dates: March 7, 1985

NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL, April 17, 1984

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-12
Scope and Contents

The letter, dated April 17, 1984, is addressed to the participants of the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL. The topic of the letter is to update negotiations in the Voting Rights Suit and on depositions form January 1984 through April 1984.

Dates: April 17, 1984

Three decades later, individuals recall changing the area's voting system, February 24, 2013

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-04
Scope and Contents

The newspaper, dated February 24, 2013, reflects on 4 individuals, Tony Daniels, Lewis Gordon, Wanda Denson, and Willie Houseal, who helped change the Valdosta voting system from and at-large voting system to a ward system. The article included topics like: Southside Valdosta, city council, ward system, at-large voting, Board of Education, NAACP, and Winnerville Coalition Consultants.

Dates: February 24, 2013

Valdosta Area Black Achievers In Public Service, 1988

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-03
Scope and Contents

The calendar, dated 1988, displays photos and biographies of successful and prominent African Americans in Valdosta. These individuals would include: Ruth Kimball, Willie Houseal, Joseph "Sonny" Vickers, Bunnis C. Williams, Juanita McCrae Miller, Maceo A. Horne, Ethel Jones Greer, Claydon Hayward Barron, Jacqueline Cooper Dunbar Brown, Ernest Thomas Townsend, Minnie Anderson Martin, Alvin Payton, Sr., Reverend Willie Frank Wade, and John Saunders.

Dates: 1988

Valdosta Black Heritage Group

 Collection
Collection number: MS -186
Scope and Contents Members of the African American Community representatives of the Black Heritage Group, representatives from the city of Valdosta and the Georgia Department of Transportation met on April 27, 2023 to discuss the proposed St. Augustine Overpass project, which was currently in the planning stages.The history of the African American community of Valdosta with Georgia Department of Transportation projects has been primarily negative. This collection contains articles...
Dates: 2023-07-25