Civil rights movements -- United States
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
50 Years of Integration
CA-006-001-011: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, May 1998, May 1998
CA-006-001-021: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, March 1999, March 1999
Desegregation within Georgia Library Association, 1951-1965
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 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 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.
Folder 21: Charleston SC Hospital Strike, May (29) 1969
Articles and notes on the on Charleston SC Hospital strikethat took place in May 1969.
Includes: observation, event description, and a program from first night's rally.
Folder 22: Grouped drafts & articles labeled #2 1968-1959 (op-ed pieces), Early 1960's
Newspaper drafts & articles covering subhects such as:
Segregation, freedom fighters, love, suffering, schools, religion, education, Animal Crusaders, integration, November Freedom, University of Georgia, J.E. Hoover, death penalty, Gov. Hartsfield, slave-owning, agitators, death penalty, Klansmen
Folder 23: Op-ed Pieces 1
Drafts of Op-ed pieces that cover topics such as:
Women's Lib, The civil rights movement, her time at an advertising firm, and the neatness of her desk.
Folder 23: The Atlanta Constitution/ The Chattanooga Times/ Tallahassee Democrat, 1989
Newspaper clippings:
Section from the Tallahassee Democrat, Feb. 19, 1989 featuring a reprint of a 1965 article by Margaret Long about the Civil Rights movement and Negro Spirituals. The paper was published shortly after Long's death.
Article from the Atlanta Journal, January 30, 1989, written by Celestine Sibley eulogizing Long.
Obituary for Mary Macdonald Reynolds from the Chattanooga Times, December 28, 1989.
Folder 26: New South, June 1963
Photocopied articles from the June, 1963 issue of New South
"Strictly Subjective" by Margaret Long and
"Albany, Failure or First Step?" by Wyatt Tee Walker.
"Strictly Subjective" is about African American suffering and misplaced anger.
Mr. Walker's article is on the Albany uprising in GA and its suppression by White politicians and police.
Folder 29: Lasker Civil Liberties Award, 1961-02-22
J. Ralph Thaxton Papers
Sibley Report
The Southern Patriot
Valdosta State Events
This collection contains items from events that were held at Valdosta State University. There is a wide range of genres represented from the history of Valdosta State, to visiting artists and exhbits. Included are the materials of exhibits such as the House in the Woods, Valdosta State's 100 year anniversary, and the history of integration at Valdosta State. Valdosta also had Maya Angelou, Jancie Daugharty, and the We the People exhibit as well as hosting theater conferences.
Video 6: AAS 2001 Lecture Series # 1: The Albany Freedom Singers. 2001/02/01.
Performance by the Albany Freedom Singers. Songs sung during and about the Civil rights movement in Albany, Ga. People featured on the video: Hardin, Shirley; Bailey, Hugh; Corbitt, Mary Kay; Milbrandt, Lanny; Sommers, Laurie; The Freedom Singers.