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Civil rights movements -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

50 Years of Integration

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-22-39
Scope and Contents Valdosta State quietly and peacefully integrated in 1963, and 2013 marked 50 Years of Integration. This collection contains materials recognizing the anniversary including a collection of photographs of the early days of integration, several newspaper articles detailing the history of VSC's integration, and event items like t-shirts and cups.Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the...
Dates: 1963 - 2013

CA-006-001-011: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, May 1998, May 1998

 Item
Collection number: CA-006-001-011
Scope and Contents 5/11- Racial discrimination at law school- Nat Hentoff; Article tell the story of an individual that was rejected by the University of Washington Law School. The student believed that they were rejected because they identified themselves as white on the application.5/19- Project Change awards- no author; Valdosta's Project Change held an award ceremony to recognize its volunteers.5/20- Council to hear concerns over retention pond plans- Jodi M. Scott; Residents attend...
Dates: May 1998

CA-006-001-021: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, March 1999, March 1999

 Item
Collection number: CA-006-001-021
Scope and Contents 3/1- Black lawmakers gaining ground: Many see themselves becoming ‘equal players’- Associated Press; Article discusses the interest shift of black legislators from issues such affirmative action and welfare reform to key issues such as education, health care, economic development, and transportation. Article discusses the increase in black representation in government decision making. Highlights Senate Mahority Leader Charles Walker, who at the time held the highest post a black lawmaker has...
Dates: March 1999

Desegregation within Georgia Library Association, 1951-1965

 File — Box 5, Folder: 30
Collection number: Folder 30
Scope and Contents 1.Resolution to end restricted membership policy on 01/15/65 2.Report of Special Membership Policy Committee 1963. Concludes that as no cities in Georgia allowed integrated meetings, no Negro librarians would be invited to join the GLA. (3 copies) 3.Letter from Essae Martha Culver to Miss Sarah Jones on 03/29/51, asking if Negros were permitted to join the GLA 4.Letter from Mrs. J. Henley Crosland to Miss Essae M. Culver on 04/07/51, replying that Negros are not prohibited from joining,...
Dates: Created: 1951-1965

Folder 6: Sissy Look Magazine Article, October 24, 1960 (LOOK); October 15, 1960 (Narrative from Sissy)

 File — Box 6, Folder: 6
Collection number: Folder 6
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...
Dates: Created: October 24, 1960 (LOOK); October 15, 1960 (Narrative from Sissy)

Folder 7: 36 page Article on Integration 1961, 1961, Aug 13

 File — Box 2, Folder: 7
Collection number: Folder 7
Scope and Contents

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,"

Dates: Created: 1961, Aug 13

Folder 7a: Letters 1960s, 1960s

 File — Box 3, Folder: 7a
Collection number: Folder 7a
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1960s

Folder 7b: Letters, 1960s (cont.)

 File — Box 3, Folder: 7b
Collection number: 7b
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

Folder 16: Interview with Lillian Smith, Feb. 1965

 File — Box 2, Folder: 16
Collection number: Folder 16
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: Feb. 1965

Folder 21: Charleston SC Hospital Strike, May (29) 1969

 File — Box 2, Folder: 21
Collection number: Folder 21
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: May (29) 1969

Folder 22: Grouped  drafts & articles labeled #2 1968-1959 (op-ed pieces), Early 1960's

 File — Box 2, Folder: 22
Collection number: Folder 22
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Created: Early 1960's

Folder 23: Op-ed Pieces 1

 File — Box 2, Folder: 23
Collection number: Folder 23
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

Folder 23: The Atlanta Constitution/ The Chattanooga Times/ Tallahassee Democrat, 1989

 File — Box 5, Folder: 23
Collection number: Folder 23
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1989

Folder 26: New South,  June 1963

 File — Box 2, Folder: 26
Collection number: Folder 26
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

Folder 29: Lasker Civil Liberties Award, 1961-02-22

 File — Box 2, Folder: 29
Collection number: Folder 29
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Margaret (Sissy) Leonard and her family have a strong legacy in journalism and activism throughout the 20th century. The tradition started with her grandfather, George Long, who courageously criticized the Ku Klux Klan in his editorials for the Macon Telegraph in the early 1900s. Margaret's mother, Margaret Long, was a progressive journalist who worked at several newspapers in the southern United States. She managed to raise two children mostly on her own while also writing two published...
Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

J. Ralph Thaxton Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-2-1-4
Scope and Contents These boxes contain papers and correspondence from VSU President J. Ralph Thaxton, the fourth President of the VSC following Dr. Reade in 1949. The dates range from 1918, before his time at VSC, until his retirement in 1966. The college underwent a lot of changes and growth during his years as President. Some topic highlights include desegregation, the establishment of intercollegiate sports and Greeks, adding a graduate program, the addition of men to the school (and therefore a name change...
Dates: 1918-1966

Sibley Report

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-168
Scope and Contents In 1960 the Georgia Assembly set up a committee on schools, ordered it to hold hearings throughout Georgia and find out how people felt about the future of their schools. The main topic was how Georgia should handle court ordered integration. The commission heard 1800 people (1600 whites and 200 Negroes[sic])and issued two separate reports. While both reports agreed that education was better served by separation of the races, there were different ways to react to forced integration. This...
Dates: 1960

The Southern Patriot

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-124
Scope and Contents The Southern Patriot was a progressive southern newspaper that ran from 1942-1976? out of South Carolina. The newspaper supported and advocated desegregation before and after the Civil Rights Movement. It covered groups like the militant-leaning Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in a favorable light. It covered the youth movements, sit-ins, and acts of civil disobedience surrounding the Civil Rights Movement and inspired activists in their endeavors.The Southern...
Dates: 1965 - 1976

Valdosta State Events

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-43
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Acquired: 2001-01-08

Video 6: AAS 2001 Lecture Series # 1: The Albany Freedom Singers. 2001/02/01.

 Video Cassette — Box 5, video_cassette: 6
Collection number: 6
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1995 - 2005