Race relations in the United States
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
CA-006-001-001: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, June 1997, June 1997
CA-006-001-002: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1997, July 1997
CA-006-001-003: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, August 1997, August 1998
8/2- Veteran local teacher offers prescription for education woes- Martha H. Shad; 8/7- Whether they like it or not, race does matter- Bill Maxwell; August 1997- Evans: dedicated to helping people- Shelby G. Spires;
Ernest Vandiver - Campaign paper, 1958
Newspaper put out by Ernest Vandivier while campaigning for governor. Quote across the top of the page reads: "No mixing of the races while I am your governor -- Vandiver."
Vandiver was the Governor of Georgia from 1959. until 1963.
Folder 2: Group Pushes to Preserve Southside Valdosta's History, 2023-10-16
Report by WALB Valdosta (walb.com) on the fight to preserve Southside Historic Buildings, with a focus on the historic Liberty Theater.
Folder 3: SNCC Meeting and Member Notes, 1960s
Folder 3a: Board of Regents Correspondence - Race Relations, 1935
Folder 4: Stokely Carmichael & SNCC, 1966
Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings 1933-1985
Folder 6: Sissy Look Magazine Article, October 24, 1960 (LOOK); October 15, 1960 (Narrative from Sissy)
Folder 7: Tallahassee Democrat, January 1985, Jan-85
Articles by Margaret Leonard on prisoners, execution, babies, rape, courts, MLK, drugs, local news, and Florida Growth.
Folder 8: Lillian Smith, 1950-02-18
Report from Lillian Smith on her book, Killers of the Dream in which Smith answers criticisms she has recieved concerning the book.
Folder 10: New York Times Articles, 1963-11-10
Newspaper clipping of an article written by Long for the New York Times titled, "A Southern Teenage Speaks his Mind: Disturbed by the militancy of young white Southerners in resisting school integration, a Southern writer and editor interviews an 18-year-old Mississipian."
Folder 12: Margaret (Sissy) Leonard Arrest Record, 10/10/1973
Arrest Record from Freedom Rider experience:
The folder contains a copy of an arrest record from Florida Correctional Institution. The date received was 10/10/73. Not sure if date detained? There is also a list of items she had with her, visitors allowed, a signature from a witness & herself, and a request to mail items to the St. Petersburg Times.
Folder 12: Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles, 1944-1977
Newspaper clippings by assorted writers. None appear to have been written by Long. Most cover topics related to school integration, Brown v. The Board of Education, Civil Rights, and communism.
A wedding announcement and an article about a bull riding in a pick up truck are also included.
A copy of the newspaper, Southern Struggle, Vol. 35, no. 3, May-June 1977 is also in the folder.
Folder 13: Articles 1969, 1969
Unmarked articles by Margaret Leonard on a variety of topics including drugs, churches, politics, flu, race, and race relations, ACLU and more.
Folder 13: Magazine Articles (Atlanta) and Newspaper Clippings, 1930s -1960s
Magazine articles written by Long, possibly from The Progressive:
"All God's Chillun," dated 1963, discussing segregation and the attitudes of Southern Whites.
"The Freest Man in Mississippi," no date. An article about Aaron Henry, president of the NAACP and candidate for governor.
Assorted newspaper articles by Long on subjects ranging from human nterest stories to commentary on racial and politiacal issues.
Folder 13: Margaret Bridges Article & Notes, 1958
Article & a notes:
An article by Margaret Bridges "What Can We Do?" about integration.
Notebook and notes on segregation, race relations, and southern living.
Folder 14: Congressional Record- Remarks, 09/09/1971
Congressional Record, copy
Note to Margaret from Congressman John R. Rarick and a transcript of Rarick's remarks in Congress, concerning the right of schoolchildren to display and wear the Confederate flag as a part of their Southern heritage. Includes an article by Margaret Leanord, that appeared in the Chattanooga Times on July 22, 1971,
Folder 14: Political, Social, cultural critique, No dates
Small collection rough drafts of political, social & cultural critiques.