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Valdosta, Georgia--Politics and Government

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Mayor/City Council Elections, 1962-1982

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-20
Scope and Contents

The document is a detailed record of Mayor and City Council Elections from 1962-1982. The record includes candidates' names, political parties, winners, and information regarding each election, including topics like: voting percentage, and candidate platforms.

Dates: 1962-1982

Memorandum: Letter to Todd Johnson from Sam Matchett, August 18, 1983

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-14
Scope and Contents

The letter, dated August 18, 1983, is written by Todd Johnson the lead Council on the Valdosta Civil Action case, to Sam Matchett a summer intern. The document details voting strategy based on a conversation between Todd Johnson and a councilmen from Milledgeville.

Dates: August 18, 1983

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

Retainer Agreement, July 29, 1983

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-16
Scope and Contents

The Retainer Agreement, dated July 29, 1983, is written by Willie Houseal as the Executive Director of the Winnerville's Coalition Consultants. The documents describes how Christopher Coates is seeking a Civil Action lawsuit against the City of Valdosta for present voting systems as unconstitutional and violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and describes the cooperation of the Winnersville Coalition Consultants for the suit.

Dates: July 29, 1983

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

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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