King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
CA-006-001-007: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, January 1998, January 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-007
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1/24- Florida’s Democrats facing race rebellion- Associated Press; Article states that Florida's Democratic Party faced a rebellion in its ranks for removing a black man as its next state House leader in favor of a white woman. In April 1997, Rep Willie Logan was designated to be the next Democratic leader of the GOP-controlled chamber after the 1998 elections. On January 7, he was replaced by Rep Anne Mackenzie under the claim that Logan did not raise enough money to help elect Democrats...
Dates:
January 1998
CA-006-001-013: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1998, July 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-013
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7/5- Racial politics still with us- Bill Shipp; Article discusses political candidates and platforms regarding racial issues.7/7- Three men indicted in dragging death- no author; John William King, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and Shawn Allen Berry were indicted in the dragging death of a black man that was chained to a pickup truck in Jasper, Texas.7/13- Even Clinton can’t bridge a racial gap- Marsha Mercer; Article discusses President Clinton's responses to race related...
Dates:
July 1998